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Ruth 4:9-11
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Ruth 4:9-11
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Boaz’s Public Commitment
9 At this, Boaz addressed the elders and all of the people: “You all are witnesses today that I hereby redeem everything from Naomi that belonged to Elimelech, including what belonged to Chilion and Mahlon, 10 along with Mahlon’s wife Ruth the Moabite woman. I will marry her to continue the family name as an inheritance, so that the name of the deceased does not disappear from among his relatives, nor from the public record.[a] You are all witnesses today!”
11 Then all of the assembled people,[b] including the elders who were there, said, “We are witnesses! May the Lord make this woman who enters your house like Rachel and Leah, who together established the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah, and may you excel in Bethlehem!
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Ruth 4:9-11
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Ruth 4:9-11
New International Version
9 Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, “Today you are witnesses(A) that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon. 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite,(B) Mahlon’s widow, as my wife,(C) in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown.(D) Today you are witnesses!(E)”
11 Then the elders and all the people at the gate(F) said, “We are witnesses.(G) May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah,(H) who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah(I) and be famous in Bethlehem.(J)
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