Ruth Observation Study - Chapter 4 Verses1-22

Iyer@brahminbeliever.com | | Updated on Tue 10 March 2020

The version used is KJV

Themes

  • Ruth and Naomi redeemed
  • YHVH the redeemer

Actions of God

  • 1: ordained the other kinsman (peloni almoni) to arrive when Boaz was at the gate
  • 2: by promising Abraham that He will save a place when 10 righteous men are found, that established the tradition for this verse
  • 1-4: the property rights and keeping within the family was ordained by YHVH in Deu 25
  • 11: YHVH ordained Ruth into the house of Boaz
  • 12-13,17-22: all of the conceptions and offsprings are ordained by YHVH
  • 16: Naomi able to suckle and nurse the baby was in YHVH's will

Actions of Man

  • Boaz went into city gate and met with elders and such a one (peloni almoni)
  • Boaz offered to sucah a one the proposal
  • Such a one rejected the inheritance and asked Boaz to redeem and gave Boaz his shoe
  • Boaz inherited the land and Ruth
  • 10 elders were witnesses for this transaction and blessed Boaz with Ruth
  • Boaz took Ruth as his wife and went into her
  • The women bless YHVH for redeeming Naomi with restoring new life in the old age and her daughter-in-law is better than 7 sons
  • Naomi took the new born and nursed it
  • Women gave the new born the name of Obed

Titles of God

  • 11,12,13,14 YHVH, LORD
  • 15 Restorer H7725

Figures of speech

  • metaphor
  • sat for judgement or making decison in group
  • buying of land is redeeming the land and the name
  • name not cut off and raise up the name
  • giving the sandal for closing of the deal

  • went into her

  • simile

  • like Rachel and Leah
  • like house of Pharez
  • better than 7 sons

Repeating words

  • all 5 ['4:7', '4:9', '4:9', '4:9', '4:11']
  • said 10 ['4:1', '4:2', '4:3', '4:4', '4:5', '4:6', '4:8', '4:9', '4:11', '4:14']
  • saying 2 ['4:4', '4:17']
  • hath 2 ['4:14', '4:15']
  • Moabitess 2 ['4:5', '4:10']
  • shoe 2 ['4:7', '4:8']
  • unto 10 ['4:1', '4:3', '4:8', '4:9', '4:9', '4:12', '4:13', '4:14', '4:15', '4:16']
  • Obed 3 ['4:17', '4:21', '4:22']
  • elders 4 ['4:2', '4:4', '4:9', '4:11']
  • redeem 8 ['4:4', '4:4', '4:4', '4:4', '4:4', '4:6', '4:6', '4:6']
  • name 6 ['4:5', '4:10', '4:10', '4:14', '4:17', '4:17']
  • people 3 ['4:4', '4:9', '4:11']
  • house 4 ['4:11', '4:11', '4:12', '4:12']
  • witnesses 3 ['4:9', '4:10', '4:11']
  • Naomi 6 ['4:3', '4:5', '4:9', '4:14', '4:16', '4:17']
  • son 2 ['4:13', '4:17']
  • down 5 ['4:1', '4:1', '4:1', '4:2', '4:2']
  • Ruth 3 ['4:5', '4:10', '4:13']
  • Buy 2 ['4:4', '4:8']
  • LORD 4 ['4:11', '4:12', '4:13', '4:14']
  • Boaz 8 ['4:1', '4:1', '4:5', '4:8', '4:9', '4:13', '4:21', '4:21']
  • kinsman 5 ['4:1', '4:3', '4:6', '4:8', '4:14']
  • Jesse 3 ['4:17', '4:22', '4:22']
  • begat 9 ['4:18', '4:19', '4:19', '4:20', '4:20', '4:21', '4:21', '4:22', '4:22']
  • Israel 4 ['4:7', '4:7', '4:11', '4:14']
  • Pharez 3 ['4:12', '4:18', '4:18']
  • wife 4 ['4:5', '4:10', '4:10', '4:13']
  • inheritance 3 ['4:5', '4:6', '4:10']

Keywords

  • such a one, H6423/H492 (peloni almoni)
  • kinsman, H1350 ga'al
  • elders, H2205, zaqen
  • redeem, H1350
  • inheritance, H5159, nachalah
  • right, H1353, geullah
  • testimony, H8584, tehuda
  • bought, H7069, qanah
  • cut off, H3772, karath
  • seed, H2233, zera
  • restorer H7725, shuv
  • generations, H8435,toledah

Comparisons/Contrasts

  • Boaz although the second in line as a kinsman redeemer was able to buy the land and get Ruth there by making his name in the scriptures, while the first redeemer, called by peloni almoni (so and so) rejects the offer and his name is not mentioned
  • Elders at the gate are witnesses
  • Ruth compared to Rachel and Leah
  • House of Boaz compared to house of Pharez
  • Ruth compared to being better than 7 sons

Cause & effect

The entire book is orchestrated by Yah, but for the specifics, here are the cause and effect

  • Boaz went to the gate, assembled ten elders and called for the first kinsman, so that he can conclude the purchase of Naomi's land
  • Naomi had fell on hard times, hence she is selling the parcel of land
  • The first kinsman rejects the offer, hence he gives Boaz his sandal
  • Closing of the deal results in purchase of Elimelech's land from Naomi and all of his descendents (Chilion and Mahlon)
  • Purchase of Ruth to be his wife, so as to raise up a son for inheritance and that name of the dead may not be cutoff
  • Boaz actions must have been noble, as the witnesses/elders blessed him and his house
  • Boaz went into Ruth and Yah gave her conception, she gave birth to Obed
  • Naomi was faithful to Yah, she was redeemed by His hand through her daughter-in-law delivering Obed
  • This entire book coming to gether to give us the genealogy of David upto Jacob
  • David -> Jesse -> Obed --> Boaz --> Salmon --> Nahshon --> Amminadab --> Ram --> Hezron --> Pharez --> Judah --> Jacob

Questions for Detail Study

  • Property rights: Naomi selling the land or a parcel and what does it mean?
  • Levirite marriage and redemption: was Boaz right in attaching Ruth to the purchase and is this a levirite custom?

Verb, Pronoun, Conjunction, Adjective, Adverb

1 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
gate
kinsman
spake
one
turn
 went
sat
came
said
sit
turned
sat
 him
he
he
 and
and
of
by
And
and
 unto
 Then
up
there
behold
aside
down
here
aside
down

2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

n v pn conj adj adv
men
elders
city
 took
said
ye
sat
 he
they
 And
of
of
and
And
 ten
 down
here
down

3 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:

n v pn conj adj adv
kinsman
country
parcel
land
brother
 said
is
come
selleth
was
 he
our
 And
unto
out
of
of
of
again

4 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
thee
inhabitants
elders
people
wilt
wilt
none
thee
thee
 thought
advertise
saying
redeem
redeem
redeem
tell
know
is
redeem
am
said
redeem
 I
it
my
it
it
it
me
I
it
I
he
I
it
 And
before
and
before
of
If
but
if
that
for
and
after
And
 thou
thou
beside
 not
then

5 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
day
field
hand
thou
wife
name
inheritance
 said
thou
buy
raise
 it
his
 of
of
of
of
of
upon
 dead
dead
 Then
also

6 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
kinsman
inheritance
redeem
right
 said
redeem
mar
thyself
redeem
 I
it
myself
I
my
I
it
 And
for
thou
for
 mine
own
 not
not

7 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
manner
time
redeeming
changing
things
man
shoe
neighbour
testimony
 was
concerning
concerning
confirm
plucked
gave
was
 his
it
his
 in
in
and
for
and
and
in
 former
 Now

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

n v pn conj adj adv
kinsman
thee
shoe
 said
drew
 it
he
his
 for
So
 unto
 Therefore

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.

n v pn conj adj adv
elders
people
witnesses
day
hand
 said
are
have
bought
was
was
 I
 And
unto
and
unto
that
and
and
of
of

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.

n v pn conj adj adv
wife
wife
name
inheritance
name
brethren
gate
place
ye
witnesses
day
 have
purchased
be
raise
be
cut
are
 I
my
his
his
his
 of
of
upon
that
of
from
among
and
from
of
 dead
dead
 Moreover
not

11 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:

n v pn conj adj adv
people
gate
elders
witnesses
woman
house
house
thou
 were
said
are
make
is
come
did
build
do
be
 We
 And
in
and
into
like
and
like
of
and
in
and
in
 thine
famous
 worthily

12 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
house
house
bare
seed
thee
woman
 let
be
give
And
like
of
of
of
 thy
unto
young

13 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
wife
conception
son
 took
was
went
gave
bare
 she
his
he
her
her
she
 and
and
in
unto
and
So

14 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
women
day
kinsman
name
 said
Blessed
be
hath
left
be
 his
 And
without
that
in
 unto
famous
 not

15 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
restorer
life
nourisher
thine
age
daughter
law
thee
sons
hath
 be
thee
loveth
is
thee
born
 he
him
 And
of
and
of
for
in
than
 unto
thy
old
thy
 better

16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

n v pn conj adj adv
child
bosom
 took
laid
became
 it
her
it
 And
and
in
and
unto
 nurse

17 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.

n v pn conj adj adv
women
neighbours
name
son
name
father
father
 gave
saying
is
born
called
is
 her
it
they
his
he
 And
and
of
of

18 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

n v pn conj adj adv
generations
begat
 are
of
Now

19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

n v pn conj adj adv
begat
begat

And
and

20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

n v pn conj adj adv
begat
begat

And
and

21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

n v pn conj adj adv
begat
begat

And
and

22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

n v pn conj adj adv
begat
begat

And
and