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Selected Verse: Ruth 4:5 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Ru 4:5	King James	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.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Observe the action of the Levirate law. If there had been no one interested but Naomi, she would have sold the land unclogged by any condition, the law of Levirate having no existence in her case. But there was a young widow upon whom the possession of the land would devolve at Naomi's death, and who already had a right of partnership in it, and the law of Levirate did apply in her case. It was, therefore, the duty of the גאל gā'al to marry her and raise up seed to his brother, i. e. his kinsman. And he could not exercise his right of redeeming the land, unless he was willing at the same time to fulfill his obligations to the deceased by marrying the widow. This he was unwilling to do.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Observe the action of the Levirate law. If there had been no one interested but Naomi, she would have sold the land unclogged by any condition, the law of Levirate having no existence in her case. But there was a young widow upon whom the possession of the land would devolve at Naomi's death, and who already had a right of partnership in it, and the law of Levirate did apply in her case. It was, therefore, the duty of the גאל gā'al to marry her and raise up seed to his brother, i. e. his kinsman. And he could not exercise his right of redeeming the land, unless he was willing at the same time to fulfill his obligations to the deceased by marrying the widow. This he was unwilling to do.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Buy it - According to the law, Deu 25:5. To raise, &c.- To revive his name, which was buried with his body, by raising up a seed to him, to be called by his name.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Buy it - According to the law, Deu 25:5. To raise, &c.- To revive his name, which was buried with his body, by raising up a seed to him, to be called by his name.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Thou must buy it also of Ruth - More properly, Thou wilt also acquire Ruth. Thou canst not get the land without taking the wife of the deceased and then the children which thou mayest have shall be reputed the children of Mahlon, thy deceased kinsman.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Thou must buy it also of Ruth - More properly, Thou wilt also acquire Ruth. Thou canst not get the land without taking the wife of the deceased and then the children which thou mayest have shall be reputed the children of Mahlon, thy deceased kinsman.

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