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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:8

And therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, buy it for me ,.... Which is repeated to show he gave his full consent to it, that he should make the purchase of it if he pleased, and which he confirmed by the following rite: so he drew off his shoe ; thereby signifying that he relinquished his right to the purchase of the estate, and ceded it to him; the Targum has it,"and Boaz drew off the glove off his right hand, and bought it of him;'and so Aben Ezra,"and Boaz drew off his shoe, and gave... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:9

And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people ,.... Who were present at the gate of the city, or in court: ye are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech's ; all the land which belonged to him, who was the husband of Naomi, and the father of Ruth's husband, whose estate Boaz now bought, paying the value for it to Naomi: and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's ; the two sons of Elimelech, who, had they been living, would have enjoyed their father's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:10

Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife ,.... Which was the condition on which the purchase of the land was, that whoever bought that should take her for his wife; nor did Boaz do evil in marrying her, though a Moabitess. Moab was not one of the nations with whom marriage was forbidden; and though it was a Heathenish and idolatrous nation, and so on that account it was not fit and proper to marry with such, yet Ruth was become a proselytess; nor was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:11

And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, we are witnesses ,.... Both of the purchase of the estate by Boaz being legally made, and of the marriage of Ruth to him, the condition of the bargain: the Lord make the woman that is come into thine house ; not into his house, strictly and literally taken, the place of his habitation; for both he and she were now at the gate of the city, and as yet she was not introduced into his house; but by his marriage of her she was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:12

And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah ,.... Of whose tribe the Bethlehemites were, and were also of the house or family of Pharez, as appears from 4:18 , &c.; who was born to Judah of Tamar, one of another nation, as Ruth was, and from whom sprung a very numerous family, one of the five families of Judah; and they wish that the family of Boaz, by Ruth, might be as numerous; and if Boaz was the same with Ibzan, as the Jews say, though that wants... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:13

So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife ,.... Without any other rites or ceremonies than what are here expressed; for as yet the rites and ceremonies now in use with the Jews F15 Vid. Buxtorf. Synagog. Jud. c. 39. Leo Modena's History of the Rites of the present Jews, part 4. c. 3. , in marriages had not obtained: and when he went in unto her; which is a modest expression of the conjugal duty performed him: the Lord gave her conception ; for this is of God, let the circumstance of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:14

And the women said unto Naomi ,.... The inhabitants of Bethlehem, as they fell into her company; or perhaps these were the women that were called to the labour of Ruth, and attended the birth of the child: blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman ; a grandchild born to her that day. In Moab she was bereaved of her husband and of two sons; but now she is not left without a relation, a kinsman, and a redeemer, for which the women blessed God, and stirred her... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:15

And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life ,.... Of the joys, pleasures, and comforts of it, which she had been deprived of through the death of her husband and her two sons, ever since which she had lived a sorrowful life; all the comfort she had was from her daughter-in-law, and now a grandchild being born to her of her would be a means of restoring comfort to her mourning sorrowful spirit, and give her pleasure in those years in which she did not expect any: and a nourisher of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:16

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom ,.... As a token of her most tender love and affection for it; this it is probable she did quickly after the birth of it: and became a nurse unto it ; that is, after the mother had suckled and weaned it, then she took it from her, and brought it up. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:1

Then went Boaz up to the gate - We have often had occasion to remark that the gate or entrance to any city or town was the place where the court of justice was ordinarily kept. For an account of the officers in such places, see the note on Deuteronomy 16:18 . Ho , such a one ! - sit down here - This familiar mode of compellation is first used here. The original is אלמני פלני פה שבה shebah poh , peloni almoni ! "Hark ye, Mr. Such-a-one of such a place! come... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:1

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