NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Then said'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Boaz Bo`az (bo'-az) Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple -- Boaz. What day yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), thou buyest qanah (kaw-naw') to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own the field sadeh (saw-deh') from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild. of the hand yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), of Naomi No`omiy (no-om-ee') pleasant; Noomi, an Israelitess -- Naomi. thou must buy qanah (kaw-naw') to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own it also of Ruth Ruwth (rooth) friend; Ruth, a Moabitess -- Ruth. the Moabitess Mow'abiy (mo-aw-bee') a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab -- (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss). the wife 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman of the dead muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill to raise up quwm (koom) to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) the name shem (shame) an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report. of the dead muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill upon his inheritance nachalah (nakh-al-aw') something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance." King James Bible Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the deceased man, to perpetuate the man's name on his property." International Standard Version Boaz continued, "On the very day you buy the field from Naomi, you're also "buying" Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of her dead husband, so the family name may be continued as an inheritance." NET Bible Then Boaz said, "When you acquire the field from Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of our deceased relative, in order to preserve his family name by raising up a descendant who will inherit his property." GOD'S WORD® Translation Boaz continued, "When you buy the field from Naomi, you will also assume responsibility for the Moabite Ruth, the dead man's widow. This keeps the inheritance in the dead man's name." King James 2000 Bible Then said Boaz, The day you buy the field of the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead through his inheritance. Links Ruth 4:5Ruth 4:5 NIV Ruth 4:5 NLT Ruth 4:5 ESV Ruth 4:5 NASB Ruth 4:5 KJV |
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