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          DASV: Ruth 4    

1 Now Boaz went up to the town gate, and sat down there.
The family redeemer of whom Boaz spoke came by. He said to him,
"Come over, friend; sit down here." So he came over and sat down.
2 Then he took ten of the town elders, and said, "Sit down here."
So they sat down.
3 Then he said to the family redeemer, "Naomi, who has come back
from the land of Moab, is selling a parcel of land,
that was our brother Elimelek's.
4 I thought to report this to you, saying, "Buy it in the presence
of those sitting here, and before the elders of my people.
If you want redeem it, then redeem it. But if you don't
want to redeem it, then tell me, so that I may know; for no
one has a right to redeem before you do and I am next in
line after you." He affirmed, "I will redeem it."
5 Then Boaz added, "When you buy the field from the hand of Naomi,
you also will acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of our dead
relative, in order to raise up a descendant for the name of
the dead who will inherit his property."
6 But the family redeemer said, "I cannot redeem it for myself,
without damaging my own inheritance. Take my right of
redemption for yourself because I cannot redeem it."
7 Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning
redeeming and finalizing a property exchange, a man took off
his sandal and gave it to the other party. This was the way
a legally binding transaction was confirmed in Israel.
8 So the family redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself."
Then he took off his sandal.

9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are
witnesses today, that I have acquired all that was Elimelek's,
and all that was Kilion's and Mahlon's, from the hand of Naomi.
10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon,
to be my wife, in order to perpetuate the name of the dead
with his inheritance, that the name of the dead will not be
cut off from among his relatives, and from the gate of his
hometown. You are witnesses this day."
11 All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said,
"We are witnesses. The LORD make this woman who is coming
into your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built
the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah and
become famous in Bethlehem.
12 Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar
bore to Judah, from the descendants which the LORD will
give you from this young woman."

13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. He went in
to her, and the LORD allowed her to conceive and give
birth to a son.
14 The women said to Naomi, "Praise the LORD, who has not
left you this day without a family redeemer. May his
name be famous in Israel.
15 May he restore your life and provide for you in your
old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, is
better to you than seven sons, has borne him."
16 Then Naomi took the baby and laid him on her lap,
and cared for him.
17 The neighbor women named him, saying, "A son has been
born to Naomi." So they named him Obed. He became
the father of Jesse, the father of David.

18 Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez was
the father of Hezron.
19 Hezron was the father of Ram. Ram was the father
of Amminadab.
20 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was
the father of Salmon.
21 Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the
father of Obed.
22 Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the
father of David.

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