Ruth 4:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ruth 4:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 4:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 4:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I have purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today.””
Ruth 4:10 — World English Bible
Ruth 4:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Ruth 4:10 — American Standard Version
Ruth 4:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and also Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, I have bought to myself for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance; and the name of the dead is not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place; witnesses ye <FI>are<Fi> to-day.'”
Ruth 4:10 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 4:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Ruth 4:10 — Darby Translation
Ruth 4:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And moreouer, Ruth the Moabitesse the wife of Mahlon, haue I bought to be my wife, to stirre vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritance, and that the name of the dead be not put out from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.”
Ruth 4:10 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 4:10 in Context — Ruth 4
8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
9 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.
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.
11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:
12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.
What Does Ruth 4:10 Mean?
Ruth 4:10 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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