路得記 4:1-5 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 4:1-8

Here, 1. Boaz calls a court immediately. It is probable he was himself one of the elders (or aldermen) of the city; for he was a mighty man of wealth. Perhaps he was father of the city, and sat chief; for he seems here to have gone up to the gate as one having authority, and not as a common person; like Job, Job 29:7-25 We cannot suppose him less than a magistrate in his city who was grandson to Nahshon, prince of Judah; and his lying at the end of a heap of corn in the threshing-floor the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:1

Then went Boaz up to the gate ,.... In the middle of the day, as Josephus F4 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 4. says, to the gate of the city, where people were continually passing and repassing to and from the country, and where he was most likely to meet with the person he wanted to see and converse with, and where courts of judicature were usually held, and where it was proper to call one to determine the affair he had in hand; so the Targum,"and Boaz went up to the gate of the house of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:2

And he took ten men of the elders of the city ,.... Who were such, not merely in age but in office, who were the heads of thousands, fifties, and tens; ten of whom were a quorum to do business in judiciary affairs, to determine such matters as Boaz had propose, as to whom the right of redemption of a brother and kinsman's widow, and her estate, belonged, and who were the proper witnesses of the refusal of the one to do it, and of the other's doing it and from hence the Jews F5 Misnah... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:3

And he said unto the kinsman ,.... That is, Boaz said to the kinsman he called to, and who sat down by him before the ten elders that were present: Naomi, that is come again out of the land of Moab, selleth a parcel of land ; meaning, that she was determined upon it, and was about to do it, and would do it quickly, and he had it in commission to propose it to a purchaser: which was our brother Elimelech's ; not in a strict sense, but being akin to the kinsman and himself, and having... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:4

And I thought to advertise thee ,.... To give him notice of it; or "I said" F7 ואני אמרתי "et ego dixi", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; ; 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 it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people ; or before those that sat there, even the elders, as witnesses of the purchase: if thou wilt redeem it, redeem it : for it was redeemable by a near kinsman... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:5

Then said Boaz ,.... In order to try the kinsman, whether he would abide by his resolution, he acquaints him with what he had as yet concealed: what day thou buyest the field of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead ; the wife of Mahlon, who was dead, the eldest son of Naomi, and so his widow, Ruth the Moabitess, had the reversion of the estate; wherefore the purchase must be made of her as well as of Naomi, and the purchase could not be made of her... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:1

Then went Boaz up to the gate - We have often had occasion to remark that the gate or entrance to any city or town was the place where the court of justice was ordinarily kept. For an account of the officers in such places, see the note on Deuteronomy 16:18 . Ho , such a one ! - sit down here - This familiar mode of compellation is first used here. The original is אלמני פלני פה שבה shebah poh , peloni almoni ! "Hark ye, Mr. Such-a-one of such a place! come... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:2

He took ten men - Probably it required this number to constitute a court. How simple and how rational was this proceeding! The man who had a suit went to the city gates. Here he stopped till the person with whom he had the suit came to the gate on his way to his work. He called him by name, and he stopped and sat down. Then ten elders were called, and they came and sat down. When all this was done, the appellant preferred his suit. Then the appellee returned his answer. ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:3

Naomi - selleth a parcel of land - She was reduced to want; the immediate inheritors were extinct, and it was now open for the next heir to purchase the land, and thus preserve the inheritance in the family according to the custom of Israel. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 have been confirmed by a great number of MSS. since collated. The text corrected reads thus: "And I said I will reveal this to thy ear, 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, tell me, that I may know; for there... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 4:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:4

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