Ruth 4:10

“And also Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired for myself as wife, to raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that the name of the dead man may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today.””
Ruth 4:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And alsoוְגַםRuthאֶת רוּתthe Moabite,הַמֹּאֲבִיָּהthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof Mahlon,מַחְלוֹןI have acquiredקָנִיתִיfor myselfלִיas wife,לְאִשָּׁהto raise upלְהָקִיםthe nameשֵׁםof the dead manהַמֵּתonעַלhis inheritance,נַחֲלָתוֹso thatוְthe nameשֵׁםof the dead manהַמֵּתmay notלֹאbe cut offיִכָּרֵתfrom amongמֵעִםhis brothersאֶחָיוand from the gateוּמִשַּׁעַרof his place.מְקוֹמוֹYouאַתֶּםarewitnessesעֵדִיםtoday.”הַיּוֹם

Allusion · Deuteronomy 25:6

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Both texts speak of “raising up the name of the dead man” so that it does not disappear. The law of Deuteronomy 25 refers to the brother of the deceased; Boaz is not his brother.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

הָקִיםhakimH6965יָקוּםyakumH6965“rise; establish”
שֵׁםshemH8034שֵׁםshemH8034“name”
מֵּתmetH4191מֵּתmetH4191“die”

Ruth 4:10, word by word

Ruthרוּתrut

Ruth

Ruth, a Moabite woman, wife of Mahlon and later of Boaz; great-grandmother of King David (Ruth 4:17) and named among the ancestors of Jesus (Matthew 1:5). The name may mean "friend" or "companion."

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the Moabiteמֹּאֲבִיָּהmoaviya

Moabite

Moabite: a descendant of Moab, the son of Lot.

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the wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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of Mahlonמַחְלוֹןmachlon

Mahlon

Mahlon, one of the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, Ruth's first husband (Ruth 4:10). The name is related to "sickness" or "weakness."

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I have acquiredקָנִיתִיkaniti

acquire

To get something: "get wisdom".

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to raise upהָקִיםhakim

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

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the nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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of the dead manמֵּתmet

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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be cut offיִכָּרֵתyikaret

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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his brothersאֶחָיechay

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

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and from the gateשַּׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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of his placeמְקוֹמmekom

place

A place, a spot.

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witnessesעֵדִיםedim

witness

Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.

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todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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The context

9Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi.

10 · This verse (above)

11And all the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “Witnesses. May YHWH make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and like Leah, the two who built the house of Israel. Act with worth in Ephrathah and have renown in Bethlehem.

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