Ruth 4:9-11
New International Reader's Version
9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “Today you are witnesses. You have seen that I have bought land from Naomi. I have bought all the property that had belonged to Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon. 10 I’ve also taken Ruth, who is from Moab, to become my wife. She is Mahlon’s widow. I’ve decided to marry her so the dead man’s name will stay with his property. Now his name won’t disappear from his family line or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!”
11 Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, “We are witnesses. The woman is coming into your home. May the Lord make her like Rachel and Leah. Together they built up the family of Israel. May you be an important person in Ephrathah. May you be famous in Bethlehem.
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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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