Ruth 4:10

Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye [are] witnesses this day.

Moreover Ruth {H7327} the Moabitess {H4125}, the wife {H802} of Mahlon {H4248}, have I purchased {H7069} to be my wife {H802}, to raise up {H6965} the name {H8034} of the dead {H4191} upon his inheritance {H5159}, that the name {H8034} of the dead {H4191} be not cut off {H3772} from among {H5973} his brethren {H251}, and from the gate {H8179} of his place {H4725}: ye are witnesses {H5707} this day {H3117}.

Also I am acquiring as my wife Rut the woman from Mo'av, the wife of Machlon, in order to raise up in the name of the deceased an heir for his property; so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his kinsmen and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today."

Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”

Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 25:6 (4 votes)

    And it shall be, [that] the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother [which is] dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

  • Ephesians 5:25 (3 votes)

    Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

  • Psalms 34:16 (2 votes)

    The face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • Proverbs 19:14 (2 votes)

    ¶ House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.

  • Isaiah 8:2 (2 votes)

    And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

  • Isaiah 8:3 (2 votes)

    And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.

  • Malachi 2:14 (2 votes)

    Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet [is] she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.