George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ruth 4:9
Chelion. As Orpha, his widow, took no care to comply with the law, all his possessions devolved on his brother's posterity. (Menochius) --- It was presumed that she would marry some Moabite. (Calmet)
Chelion. As Orpha, his widow, took no care to comply with the law, all his possessions devolved on his brother's posterity. (Menochius) --- It was presumed that she would marry some Moabite. (Calmet)
CHAPTER 4 THE REDEMPTION AND MARRIAGE _ 1. The other kinsman (Ruth 4:1)_ 2. His refusal (Ruth 4:6) 3. Boaz's redemption (Ruth 4:9) 4. The marriage (R
RUTH 4. RUTH'S MARRIAGE. Ruth 4:1. Instead of such an one! Boaz called the person's actual name, which the narrator either does not know or does not see any need for bringing into the story. Ruth 4:2...
_Ye are witnesses_ Cf. Ruth 4:11. With this appeal for confirmation cf. Joshua 24:22; 1 Samuel 12:5. _I have bought … of the hand of Naomi_ More idiomatically the Hebr. perf. should be rendered in Eng...
_Boaz Marries Ruth 4:9-12_ 9And 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...
_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._ All th...
THE MARRIAGE OF BOAZ AND RUTH. THE BIRTH OF THEIR CHILD 1. Boaz WENT UP from the threshing floor to the open space by the city-gate, where the business he had in hand would have to be done, where, to...
THERE IS A *REDEEMER BOOK OF RUTH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are notes on the Bible text. CHAPTER 4 V1 Boaz went to the gate of the town and he sat down there. Then the other *redeemer...
וַ יֹּאמֶר֩ בֹּ֨עַז לַ † זְּקֵנִ֜ים וְ...
THE MARRIAGE AT THE GATE Ruth 4:1 A SIMPLE ceremony of Oriental life brings to a climax the history which itself closes in sweet music the stormy drama of the Book of Judges. With all the literary sk...
IN THE LINE OF DAVID'S ANCESTRY Ruth 4:1 We are admitted here to a graphic picture of the old world. Men's memories were longer and stronger than ours: and what was done publicly in the Gate, the pla...
The nobility and faithfulness of Boaz are clearly manifested in this story. It is hardly possible to read this Book without being convinced that Boaz had already found himself in love with Ruth, which...
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) More...
FROM: LECTURES INTRODUCTORY TO THE EARLIER HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. W. Kelly. That the book of Ruth stands most fitly in the place where it is actually found must have been felt by the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4. The Book of Ruth tells us also of the days of the judges, when there was no king in Israel; but it shews us the fair side of those days, in the o...
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...
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....
1 Boaz calleth into iudgment the next kinseman. 6 He refuseth the redemption according to the maner in Israel. 9 Boaz buyeth the inheritance. 11 He marrieth Ruth. 13 She beareth Obed the grandfath...
THE HAPPY MARRIAGE OF BOAZ AND RUTH...
And Boaz said unto the elders and unto all the people, those present at the transaction. YE ARE WITNESSES THIS DAY THAT I HAVE BOUGHT ALL THAT WAS ELIMELECH'S, AND ALL THAT WAS CHILION'S AND MAHLON'S,...
THE FAITHFULNESS AND GRACE OF BOAZ (vv. 1-12) The same morning Boaz went to the gate of the city, the place of judgment, sitting there until the close relative of whom he spoke came by(v. 1).At the...
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...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Ruth 4:9 Boaz H1162 said H559 (H8799) elders H2205 people H5971 witnesses H5707 day H3117 bought H7069 ...
‘ And Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, “You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, from the hand of Naomi. Moreove...
RUTH 1-4 The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field, in its general gossip and its law-suits, more than...
CONTENTS: Ruth finds reward in her marriage to Boaz. CHARACTERS: God, Boaz, Ruth, Naomi, kinsman, Obed. CONCLUSION: Fair and square dealings in all matters of contract and business is what all those...
Ruth 4:1. _The gate:_ the place of justice. Job 29; Genesis 19. Ten men judged and attested the fairness of the price until the jubilee. Such sales being open, were freer from disputes. Boaz took ten...
_I have bought all that was Elimelech’s._ REDEMPTION ACCOMPLISHED This passage brings to our view the great subject of the gospel revelation--redemption accomplished in the death and resurrection of...
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 4:1 Scene 4: Boaz Arranges Redemption at the Gate. Both verb and noun forms of “redeem” occur throughout this scene (compare Ruth 2:20;...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 4:1. THEN WENT BOAZ UP. Bethlehem situated on a hill, while the cornfields and threshing floor would be in the valley below [cf. on Ruth 2:4, p. 101, also p. 6.] T...
EXPOSITION RUTH 4:1 AND BOAZ WENT UP, TO THE GATE, AND SAT THERE. He "went up," for the city stood, as it still stands, on a ridge (see on Ruth 1:1; Ruth 3:6). "And sat there," on one of the stones,...
So when Boaz rose up he went to the gate of the city, he sat down there: and, behold, the kinsman of which he was speaking came by, and he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And so he tu...
Genesis 23:16; Jeremiah 32:10...