Ruth 4:10

I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, as my wife. By having children who may inherit his property his name will be kept alive in his family and in his home town. You are witnesses of this today.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people present, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion.

11The elders and all the people present at the town gate said, “Yes, we are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah who between them gave birth to the people of Israel. May you become prosperous in Ephrathah, and famous in Bethlehem.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:27“Finish this week of wedding celebrations and then I'll give you the other daughter as well, as long as you work another seven years for me.”

Deuteronomy 25:6The first son she has will be named after the dead brother, so that his name won't be forgotten in Israel.

Psalms 34:16The Lord sets himself against those who do evil. He will wipe out even the memory of them from the earth.

Proverbs 18:22If you find a wife, that's great, and you'll be blessed by the Lord.

Proverbs 31:10Who can find a strong, capable wife? She's worth more than jewels!

Isaiah 48:19Your children, your descendants, would have been like all those grains of sand. They wouldn't have had to be destroyed, wiped out before me.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:10-13

Ruth Married to Boaz. ( b. c. 1312.) 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. 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. 11 And all the people… Read the whole commentary →

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