Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Ruth 4:4
Before the elders of my people; before this assembly, that it may be legally and firmly made over to thee.
Before the elders of my people; before this assembly, that it may be legally and firmly made over to thee.
Verse Ruth 4:4. _I THOUGHT TO ADVERTISE THEE_] Both Dr. _Kennicott_ and Father _Houbigant_ have noticed several corruptions in the _pronouns_ of this and the following verses; and their criticisms ha...
See the margin; a phrase explained by the act of removing the end of the turban, or the hair, in order to whisper in the ear (see 1 Samuel 9:15 : 2 Samuel 7:27)....
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...
BEFORE THE INHABITANTS. in the presence of such as are seated here. REDEEM. Hebrew. _ga'al,_ to redeem by purchase. See Exodus 6:6, and Compare Rth 13:13. THOU. Hebrew text has "he". But. special va...
_disclose it_ See marg.; lit. the phrase means to draw aside the long hair covering the ear in order to whisper something; cf. 1 Samuel 9:15; 1 Samuel 20:2 and elsewhere in Samuel. _them that sit here...
Ruth Marries Boaz Ruth 4:1-22 _Boaz Redeems the Inheritance Ruth 4:1-8_ 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,...
_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...
4:4 thought (b-3) Lit. 'said.' thee (c-7) Lit. 'uncover thine ear.' so in 1 Samuel 9:15 ; 1 Samuel 20:2 ,1 Samuel 20:12 ,1 Samue...
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...
AND I THOUGHT... — literally, _and I said I will uncover thy ear._ THE INHABITANTS. — This should perhaps rather be, _those who are sitting here_ [the Hebrew word _yashabh_ has the two meanings of _d...
וַ אֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי אֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣ לֵ א
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 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, tha...
_This. Hebrew, "I thought to uncover thy ear," or to admonish thee. Virgil (frag.) uses a similar expression, Mors aurem vellens, vivite, ait, venio: "Death pulls the ear; live now, he says, I come....
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: (4) And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it bef...
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 I THOUGHT TO ADVERTISE THEE,.... To give him notice of it; or "I said" g; he said in his heart and mind, purposing to do it; or he said it to Ruth, promising her that he would do it: SAYING, BUY...
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, tha...
_I thought to advertise thee_ I have had it in my mind to speak to thee about it. _There is none to redeem it besides thee_ That is, thou hast the first right to do so; for it is plain Boaz had a righ...
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 NEARER RELATIVE DECLINES TO ACT...
And I thought to advertise thee, literally, uncover thy ear, to inform him solemnly and officially, SAYING, BUY IT BEFORE THE INHABITANTS AND BEFORE THE ELDERS OF MY PEOPLE, the men sitting by acting...
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...
I THOUGHT TO ADVERTISE THEE: _ Heb._ I said, I will reveal in thine ear...
1-8 This matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and doubtless the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kinsman, when he heard the conditions of the bargain,...
Ruth 4:4 thought H559 (H8804) inform H1540 (H8799) H241 saying H559 (H8800) Buy H7069 (H8798
“ And I thought to disclose it to you, saying, “Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you will not redeem it, then tell me, so...
REDEEM Hebrew, "goel," Redemption (Kinsman type). (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _...
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...
_Then went Boaz up to the gate._ FRIENDS IN COUNCIL I. this is how business should be attended to. 1. Speedily. 2. Expeditiously. 3. Righteously. II. this is how difficult affairs should be sett...
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;...
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 4:3 Redemption is referred to here in terms of buying and SELLING (vv. Ruth 4:4, Ruth 4:5,...
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...
2 Corinthians 8:21; Genesis 23:18; Jeremiah 32:10; Jeremiah 32:25;...
Isn’t the arrangement between Boaz and Ruth contrary to the law of the Levirate marriage? PROBLEM: Deuteronomy 25:5-10 delineates what is known as the law of the levirate marriage. If a man dies and l...