Ruth 4:11 KJV
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 Bethlehem:
Thou and Ye
- thine, thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Boaz marries RuthMen are ready to seize opportunities for increasing their estates, but few know the value of godliness. Such are the wise men of this world, whom the Lord...
Thompson Chains
- Gates (1)See the chain from Genesis 23:10 · 14 links
- Blessings (5)See the chain from Genesis 27:27 · 12 links
- RachelLink 7 of 9 · next Jeremiah 31:15
Parallel Passages
- Genesis 35:16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Genesis 29:32–30:24 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. …
- Genesis 35:16–20 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. …
- Deuteronomy 25:9 Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.
- Psalms 127:3–5 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. …
- Psalms 128:3–6 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. …
- Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
- Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
- Genesis 46:8–27 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. …
- Numbers 26:1–65 And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, …
- Ruth 1:2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
- Psalms 132:6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
- Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
- Matthew 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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Topics
- Benedictions By the people, upon Ruth
- Bethlehem The city of Boaz
- Boaz History of
- Covenant Loosing the shoe
- Ephratah The ancient name of Beth-lehem-judah
- Government Devolving upon a local senate and executive officers
- Heir General scriptures concerning Heir
- Inheritance Provisions for inheritance under Levirate marriages
- Land Conveyance of, by written deeds and other forms
- Leah “The builder of the house of Israel,”
- Lovers Boaz for Ruth
- Marriage Ceremony attested by witnesses
- Naomi The mother-in-law of Ruth
- Ruth Marries Boaz
- Widow Ruth
- Witness To marriage
- Women And
Places
- EphratahTown · also Ephrathah · today Bethlehem · Location well established
- BethlehemTown · Location well established
- Places in Ruth 4 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- RachelEwe, “the daughter”, “the somewhat petulant, peevish, and self-willed though beautiful younger daughter” of Laban, and one of Jacob’s...
- LeahWeary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel (Gen 29:16). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father (Gen 29:23)....
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- EphratahFruitful. (1.) The second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur, and grandmother of Caleb, who was one of those that were sent...
- BethlehemHouse of bread. (1.) A city in the “hill country” of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath (Gen 35:16, Gen 35:19; Gen 48:7; Ruth 4:11)....
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And all the people כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- that were in the gate אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בַּשַּׁעַר baššaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- and the elders וְהַזְּקֵנִים wĕhazzĕqēnîm זָקֵן Adjective · masculine plural · with and, the
- said וַיֹּאמְרוּ wayyōʾmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- witnesses עֵדִים ʿēdîm עֵד Noun · masculine plural
- The LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- make יִתֵּן yittēn נָתַן Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- the woman אֶת ʾet Object marker הָאִשָּׁה hāʾiššâ אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- that is come הַבָּאָה habbāʾâ בּוֹא Verb · qal active participle, feminine singular · with the
- into thine house אֶל ʾel Preposition בֵּיתֶךָ bêtekā בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- like Rachel כְּרָחֵל kĕrāḥēl רָחֵל Proper name · with preposition
- and like Leah וּכְלֵאָה ûkĕlēʾâ לֵאָה Proper name · with and, preposition
- which two אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative שְׁתֵּיהֶם šĕttêhem שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- did build בָּנוּ bānû בָּנָה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- the house אֶת ʾet Object marker בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- and do וַעֲשֵׂה waʿăśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular · with and
- thou worthily חַיִל ḥayil חַיִל Noun · masculine singular
- in Ephratah בְּאֶפְרָתָה bĕʾeprātâ אֶפְרָת Proper name · with preposition
- and be famous וּקְרָא ûqĕrāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular · with and שֵׁם šēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular
- in Bethlehem בְּבֵית bĕbêt בֵּית לֶחֶם Proper name · with preposition לָחֶם lāḥem בֵּית לֶחֶם Proper name
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