Ruth:4:1-12
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Then went Boaz up to the (
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Which was the place of judgment .(:
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gate ,
and sat him down there :
and ,
behold ,
the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by ;
unto whom he said ,
The Hebrews here use two words which have no proper meaning ,
but serve to denote a certain person ,
as we would say , «
Ho ,
so-and-so ».
Ho ,
such a one !
turn aside ,
sit down here .
And he turned aside ,
and sat down .
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Then he tooke ten men of the Elders of the citie ,
and sayd ,
Sit ye downe here ;
they sate downe .
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And he said vnto ye kinsman ,
Naomi ,
that is come againe out of ye countrey of Moab ,
wil sell a parcel of land ,
which was our brother Elimelechs .
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And 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 ] (
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For you are the next of kin .(:
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beside thee ;
and I [
am ]
after thee .
And he said ,
I will redeem [
it ].
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Then 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 (
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That his inheritance might bear his name that is dead .(:
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inheritance .
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And the kinsman answered ,
I can not redeeme it ,
lest I destroy mine owne inheritance :
redeeme my right to thee ,
for I can not redeeme it .
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Now this [
was the manner ]
in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing ,
for to confirm all things ;
a man plucked off his shoe ,
and gave [
it ]
to his neighbour :
and this [
was ]
a (
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That he had resigned his right , (
Deu_25
:9 ).(:
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testimony in Israel .
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Therefore the kinsman sayd to Boas ,
Buy it for thee :
and he drew off his shooe .
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And Boaz sayd vnto the Elders &
amp ;
vnto all the people ,
Ye are witnesses this day ,
that I haue bought all that was Elimelechs ,
and all that was Chilions and Mahlons ,
of the hand of Naomi .
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Moreover Ruth the Moabitess ,
the wife of Mahlon ,
have I purchased to be my wife ,
to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance ,
that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren ,
and from the gate of his (
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Or ,
of the city where he remained .(:
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place :
ye [
are ]
witnesses this day .
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And all the people that [
were ]
in the gate ,
and the elders ,
said , [
We are ]
witnesses .
The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah ,
which two did build the house of Israel :
and do thou worthily in (
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Ephratah and Bethlehem are both one .(:
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Ephratah ,
and be famous in Bethlehem :
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And that thine house be like the house of Pharez (
whom Thamar bare vnto Iudah )
of the seede which the Lord shall giue thee of this yong woman .
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