Ruth 4:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.”

Ruth 4:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ruth 4:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ruth 4:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you today without a near kinsman. Let his name be famous in Israel.”

Ruth 4:14 — World English Bible

Ruth 4:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel. ”

Ruth 4:14 — American Standard Version

Ruth 4:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the women say unto Naomi, `Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah who hath not let a redeemer cease to thee to-day, and his name is proclaimed in Israel,”

Ruth 4:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Ruth 4:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the women said to Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah who hath not left thee this day without one that has the right of redemption, and may his name be famous in Israel! ”

Ruth 4:14 — Darby Translation

Ruth 4:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the women sayd vnto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, and his name shalbe continued in Israel.”

Ruth 4:14 — Geneva Bible

Ruth 4:14 in Context — Ruth 4

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.

13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.

14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.

15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.

16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

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What Does Ruth 4:14 Mean?

Ruth 4:14 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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