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Ruth 4:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Ruth 4:9

Verse 9 of 22

Scripture focus

And Boaz said unto the elders, and [unto] all the people, Ye [are] witnesses this day, that I have bought all that [was] Elimelech’s, and all that [was] Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.

Ruth 4:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ruth 4:9

Theological / Devotional

Ye are witnesses. Boaz calls upon the citizen jury and all others standing by to witness the act of transfer symbolized by the ceremony of the sandal. As the nearer kinsman had the prior right to marry Ruth and administer her property, so also he had the right to decline to do so (Deut. 25:7-9).

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