Ruth, Boaz, Naomi & Obed |
Ruth 4:1-22 The Book of Ruth [in Smaller Chunks] |
Then, Boaz went up to the gate, & sat himself down there: & [saw] the [close] [relative] of whom Boaz [spoke] [about,] came by. To whom, [Boaz] said, [Hello,] one such [as you!] Turn aside, & sit down here. And he turned aised, & sat down. And [Boaz] took 10 men [from] the [city's] elders, & said, Sit down here & they sat down. |
And [Boaz] said to the [relative,] Naomi, [who has] come [here] again, [from] the country of Moab, [sells] a parcel of land, [that] was our brother Elimelech’s. And I thought to [inform] you, saying, Buy it [in front of] the inhabitants, & elders of my people. |
If you [will] redeem it, redeem it, but if you [won’t] redeem it, then tell me, [so] I may know. For there is none [closer] to redeem it [besides] you; & I am after you. And [the close relative] said, I will redeem it. |
Then, Boaz said, [The] day you [buy] the field at the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it [from] Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of [her] [deceased] [husband] upon his inheritance. |
And the [relative] said, I can’t redeem it for myself, lest I [endanger my] own inheritance. You [may] redeem my right to [it,] yourself, [since] I can’t redeem it. |
Now, this was the [custom] in [previous times,] in Israel, [related to:] redeeming, & changing [things.] [In order] to confirm all things; a man [took] off his shoe, & gave it to his neighbor. And this was a testimony in Israel. Therefore, the [close] [relative] said to Boaz, Buy it for [yourself.] So, he [pulled] off his shoe. |
And Boaz said to the: elders, & all the people, You are witnesses, this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, Chilion’s, & Mahlon’s, [from] the hand of Naomi. |
[Also,] Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, [whom] I have [redeemed] to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. [So] that, the name of the dead [isn’t] cut off from among his brethren, & from the gate of his place. You are witnesses this day. |
And all the people, [who] were in the gate, & the elders, said, We are witnesses. [May] the Lord make the woman [who comes] into your house [be:] like Rachel & like Leah, [who both built] [up] the house of Israel, & do worthily [to] you in Ephratah, & be famous in Bethlehem. |
And let your house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar [gave birth] unto Judah & from the seed, [a.k.a. descendants, that] the Lord shall give you [by] this young woman. So, Boaz took Ruth, & she was his wife. And when [Boaz was intimate with] her, & the Lord [allowed her to conceive,] & she [delivered] a son. |
*And the women said to Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, [Who has] not left you this day without [relative, a.k.a. a grandson,] that his name may be famous in Israel. [Luke 3:23 And Jesus, Himself, began to be about 30 years of age, being (as was [thought]) the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli.] … [Luke 3:31-32 *[Who] was the son of Melea, [who] was the son of Menan, [who] was the son of Mattatha, [who] was the son of Nathan, [who] was the son of David, [who] was the son of Jesse, [who] was the son of Obed, [who] was the son of Boaz, [who] was the son of Salmon, [who] was the son of Naasson.] |
And he shall [restore, a.k.a. renew,] your life, & [assist you in] your old age: for your daughter-in-law, [who loves] you, & [who has given birth to him,] which is better to you than 7 sons. |
And Naomi took the child & laid [him] in her bosom, & became [a] nurse to [him.] And [Naomi’s female neighbors] gave [him] a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; & they called his name: Obed. |
* [Obed] is the father of Jesse, [who was] the father of David. [Matthew 1:1 The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the [descendant] of David, the [descendant] of Abraham.] |
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez [begot, a.k.a. fathered,] Hezron. Hezron [fathered] Ram. Ram [fathered] Amminadab. Amminadab [fathered] Nahshon. Nahshon [fathered] Salmon. Salmon [fathered] Boaz. |
*And Boaz [fathered] Obed. And Obed [fathered] Jesse, & Jesse [fathered] David. [Matthew 1:5-6 Salmon [fathered] Boaz of Rahab [a.k.a Rachab.] Boaz [a.k.a. Booz,] [fathered] Obed of Ruth; & Obed [fathered] Jesse. And Jesse [fathered] David, the king [who fathered] Solomon, [by] her [who] had been the wife of Uriah [a.k.a. Urias.] |
[Matthew 1:17-18 So all the generations from Abraham to David are 14 generations. And from David until the [captives are carried] away into Babylon are 14 generations. And from the [captives being carried] away into Babylon [until] Christ are 14 generations. *Now, the birth of Jesus Christ was [like] this: When His mother, Mary, was [promised] to Joseph, before they [were intimate, Mary] was found with child, [a.k.a. pregnant, by] the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] |