Then 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
.
And he took ten
men
of the elders
of the city
, and said
, Sit ye down
here. And they sat down
.
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
:
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 beside
thee; and I am after
thee. And he said
, I will redeem
it .
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 inheritance
.
And the kinsman said
, I cannot
redeem
it for myself, lest I mar
mine own inheritance
: redeem
thou my right
to thyself; for I cannot
redeem
it .
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 testimony
in Israel
.
Therefore the kinsman said
unto Boaz
, Buy
it for thee. So he drew off
his shoe
.
And Boaz said
unto the elders
, and unto all the people
, Ye are witnesses
this day
, that I have bought
all that was Elimelech's
, and all that was Chilion's
and Mahlon's
, of the hand
of Naomi
.
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 place
: ye are witnesses
this day
.
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 Ephratah
, and be famous
in Bethlehem
:
And let thy house be like the house
of Pharez
, whom Tamar
bare
unto Judah
, of the seed
which the LORD
shall give
thee of this young woman
.
So Boaz took
Ruth
, and she was his wife
: and when he went in
unto her, the LORD
gave
her conception
, and she bare
a son
.
And the women said
unto Naomi
, Blessed
be the LORD
, which hath not left
thee this day
without a kinsman
, that his name
may be famous
in Israel
.
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life
, and a nourisher
of thine old age
: for thy daughter in law
, which loveth
thee, which is better
to thee than seven
sons
, hath born
him.
And Naomi took
the child
, and laid
it in her bosom
, and became nurse
unto it.
And the women her neighbours gave
it a name
, saying
, There is a son
born
to Naomi
; and they called
his name
Obed
: he is the father
of Jesse
, the father
of David
.
Now these are the generations of Pharez
: Pharez
begat
Hezron
,
And Hezron begat
Ram
, and Ram
begat
Amminadab
,
And Amminadab begat
Nahshon
, and Nahshon
begat
Salmon
,
And Salmon begat
Boaz
, and Boaz
begat
Obed
,
And Obed begat
Jesse
, and Jesse
begat
David
.