Ruth 4:10

Also Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. Today you are witnesses!”

Unlocked Literal Bible

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 to all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have bought all that was Elimelek's and all that was Kilion's and Mahlon's from the hand of Naomi.

11All the people who were in the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.

Read all of Ruth 4

Cross References

Genesis 29:27Complete the bridal week of this daughter, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years.”

Deuteronomy 25:6This is so that the firstborn that she bears will succeed in the name of that man's dead brother, so that his name will not perish from Israel.

Psalms 34:16The face of Yahweh is against those who do evil, 1 to cut off the memory of them from the earth. 1

Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing 1 and receives favor from Yahweh. 1

Proverbs 31:10Who can find a capable wife? 1 Her value is far more than jewels. 1

Isaiah 48:19Your descendants would have been as numerous as the sand, and the children from your womb as numerous as the grains of sand; 1 their name would not have been cut off nor blotted out from before me. 1

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Ruth 4:10