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Ruth 4:3 KJV
Ruth · chapter 4 · verse 3
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:Ruth 4:3 · King James Version
Ruth 4:3 in context
1Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
3And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:
4And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- kinsmangâʼalto be the next of kinH1350 →
- countrysâdeha fieldH7704 →
- sellethmâkarto sell, literally , or figurativelyH4376 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- parcelchelqâhproperly, smoothnessH2513 →
- NaomiNoʻŏmîyNoomi, an IsraelitessH5281 →
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Here, 1. Boaz calls a court immediately. It is probable he was himself one of the elders (or aldermen) of the city; for he was a mighty man of wealth. Perhaps he was father of the city, and sat chief; for he seems here to have gone up to the gate as one having authority, and not as a common person;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8