Ruth 4 · Verse 9

Ruth 4:9

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.
Ruth 4:9, King James Version

Ruth 4:9 in other translations

BSBAt this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.
WEBBoaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd Boaz saith to the elders, and to all the people, ‘Witnesses are ye to-day that I have bought all that is to Elimelech, and all that is to Chilion and Mahlon, from the hand of Naomi;
DARBYAnd Boaz said to the elders and 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;
BBEThen Boaz said to the responsible men and to all the people, You are witnesses today that I have taken at a price from Naomi all the property which was Elimelech's, and everything which was Chilion's and Mahlon's.
WebsterAnd Boaz said to the elders, and to 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.

What does Ruth 4:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Ru 4:9-12. He Marries Ruth.

9. Boaz said unto the elders, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was ... Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi--Although the widow of Chilion was still living, no regard was paid to her in the disposal of her husband's property. From her remaining in Moab, she was considered to have either been married again, or to have renounced all right to an inheritance with the family of Elimelech.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 4:9-12
Men are ready to seize opportunities for increasing their estates, but few know the value of godliness. Such are the wise men of this world, whom the Lord charges with folly. They attend not to the concerns of their souls, but reject the salvation of Christ, for fear of marring their inheritance. But God did Boaz the honour to bring him into the line of the Messiah, while the kinsman, who was afraid of lessening himself, and marring his inheritance, has his name, family, and inheritance forgotten.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ruth 4:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
בֹּ֨עַזBo.'azBoazH1162
לַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.Nimto the eldersH2205
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
עֵדִ֤ים'e.Dim[are] witnessesH5707
אַתֶּם֙'a.TemyouH859
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
כִּ֤יkithatH3588
קָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiI acquireH7069
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834
לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekh[belonged] to ElimelechH458
וְאֵ֛תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
לְכִלְי֖וֹןle.khil.Yon[belonged] to KilionH3630
וּמַחְל֑וֹןu.mach.Lonand MahlonH4248
מִיַּ֖דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027
נָעֳמִֽי\׃no.'o.MiNaomiH5281

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Cross references for Ruth 4:9

  • Genesis 23:16-18

    And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

  • Jeremiah 32:10-12

    And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ye are witnesses.
Ge 23:16-18; Jer 32:10-12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ruth 4:8

    Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.

  • Ruth 4:9

    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.

  • Ruth 4:10

    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.

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Ruth 4:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Booz dijo á los ancianos y á todo el pueblo: Vosotros sois hoy testigos de que tomo todas las cosas que fueron de Elimelech, y todo lo que fué de Chelión y de Mahalón, de mano de Noemi;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Boaz dit aux anciens et à tout le peuple: Vous êtes aujourd’hui témoins que j’ai acheté de la main de Naomi tout ce qui était à Élimélec, et tout ce qui était à Kilion et à Makhlon;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach Boas zu den Ältesten und zu allem Volke: Ihr seid heute Zeugen, daß ich aus der Hand Noomis alles gekauft habe, was Elimelech, und alles, was Kiljon und Machlon gehörte;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At ille majoribus natu, et universo populo: Testes vos, inquit, estis hodie, quod possederim omnis quæ fuerunt Elimelech, et Chelion, et Mahalon, tradente Noëmi;