波阿斯娶路得

波阿斯來到城門口,坐在那裡,恰巧看見他所說的那位至親經過,便招呼他說:「某人啊,請過來坐一坐。」那人便走過來坐下。 波阿斯又邀請了城裡的十位長老,對他們說:「請過來坐一坐。」他們都坐下以後,

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Boaz Marries Ruth

Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate(A) and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer[a](B) he had mentioned(C) came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

Boaz took ten of the elders(D) of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:1 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 3, 6, 8 and 14.

Boaz Redeems Ruth

Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, (A)the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, “Come aside, [a]friend, sit down here.” So he came aside and sat down. And he took ten men of (B)the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:1 Heb. peloni almoni, lit. so and so