E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ruth 4:3
country = fields. a parcel of land = the parcel of the field. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ruth 4:4
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 a special various reading called Sevir ( App-34 ), and some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "thou", which the Authorized Version seems to have followed. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ruth 4:1
THE MARRIAGE OF RUTH AND BOAZ AND BIRTH OF OBEDSuch is the importance of this chapter that we shall examine it one verse at a time."Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there; and, behold, the near 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.""Boaz went up to the gate." Morris thought that the threshing-floor was at a lower altitude than the city;[1] and it might have been. However, if there was a... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ruth 4:2
"And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, sit ye down here. And they sat down.""And he took ten men." The fact that those thus bidden promptly obeyed Boaz is an indication of his power and influence in the city, due no doubt to his age, wealth, and reputation in Bethlehem. There may not be anything very special about the number 10, although it was understood to be a perfect number, and was the minimum number (quorum) of resident Jews in a city during later times that was... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ruth 4:3
"And he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi that is come out of the country of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's."Naomi selleth ... the land." This is the first intimation that Naomi had any land, and it indicates that there had been far more extensive contact between Boaz, Naomi, and Ruth than had been mentioned thus far in the narrative. We do not know how Naomi came to possess this land, but the probability is that she was acting as an agent for her deceased... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ruth 4:4
"And I thought to disclose it unto thee, saying; Buy it before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me; for there is none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.""And I thought to disclose it ... saying." "This is a primitive expression denoting internal resolution, such as, `I said to myself.'"[3]"And before the elders of my people." "Others besides the... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ruth 4:5
"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.""Ruth the Moabitess." These words scared the near kinsman right out of the transaction. It was public opinion in Bethlehem that Chilion and Mahlon had died for marrying Moabitish women, and when the near kinsman found out that buying the land meant also marrying a Moabitess, he dramatically withdrew his... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ruth 4:1
Ruth 4:1. Boaz went up to the gate— See on Deuteronomy 16:18. The Chaldee paraphrases this, He went up to the gate of the house of judgment, where the Sanhedrim sat. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ruth 4:2
Ruth 4:2. Ten men— This number of witnesses, it seems, was necessary for the ratification of marriages, divorces, and the conveyance of right and property. See More Nevoch. pars 3: cap. 49: and Bertram de Rep. Jud. cap. 9: Boaz, in representing the distress to which Naomi, the sister of their brother, 1:e. their common relation, found herself reduced after her return from Moab, tells the kinsman, that, in order to supply her present necessities, she designed to sell the parcel of land which... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ruth 4:1
the kinsman. Hebrew. Goel = the next of kin, who has the right of redemption. See notes on Exodus 6:6 , and Exodus 13:13 . read more