Verse 11
"And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is to come into thy house like Rachel and Leah, which did indeed build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem."
"Jehovah make the woman ... like Rachel and Leah." The text does not make it clear, but it seems that this extensive blessing might have been spoken by the elders, or one of them, whereas the populace which had gathered around merely shouted at the appropriate time, `We are witnesses'!
"Be famous in Bethlehem." The good will of all the city appears in these expressions of prayerful best wishes. Apparently, the people were hoping that Ruth would bear many children to Boaz, as indicated by their mention of Rachel and Leah.
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