Rut 4:9-10 | NETfull | STEP | Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.

Ruth 4:9-10

9 Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property ^{▼▼ Heb “in order to raise up the name of the deceased over his inheritance” (NASB similar).} so the name of the deceased might not disappear ^{▼▼ Heb “be cut off” (so NASB, NRSV); NAB “may not perish.”} from among his relatives and from his village. ^{▼▼ Heb “and from the gate of his place” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “from the court of his birth place”; NIV “from the town records.”} You are witnesses today.”