Ruth 4:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: ”

Ruth 4:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

According to the law Leviticus 25:25-28 , if any Israelite, through poverty, would sell his possession, the next of kin (the גאל gā'al ) had a right to redeem it by paying the value of the num...
Ruth 4:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 4. Ruth's Marriage. Ruth 4:1 . Instead of such an one! Boaz called the person's actual name, which the narrator either does not know or does not see any need for bringing into the story....
Ruth 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

country . fields. a parcel of land . the parcel of the field.
Ruth 4:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: Naomi - selleth a parcel of land - She was reduced t...
Ruth 4:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: Naomi ... selleth a parcel - i:e., entertains...
Ruth 4:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Marriage of Boaz and Ruth. The Birth of their Child 1. Boaz went up from the threshing floor to the open space by the city-gate, where the business he had in hand would have to be done, wher...
Ruth 4:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Naomi selleth... — Rather, the portion of land, which belonged to our brother Elimelech. has Naomi sold. The present tense of the English Version seems to suggest that the sale is taking place at...
Ruth 4:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE MARRIAGE AT THE GATE Ruth 4:1-22 A SIMPLE ceremony of Oriental life brings to a climax the history which itself closes in sweet music the stormy drama of the Book of Judges. With all the li...
Ruth 4:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

in the Line of David's Ancestry Ruth 4:1-22 We are admitted here to a graphic picture of the old world. Men's memories were longer and stronger than ours: and what was done publicly in the Gate...
Ruth 4:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The nobility and faithfulness of Boaz are clearly manifested in this story. It is hardly possible to read this Book without being convinced that Boaz had already found himself in love with Ruth, whic...
Ruth 4:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: (4) And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it be...
Ruth 4:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto the kinsman ,.... That is, Boaz said to the kinsman he called to, and who sat down by him before the ten elders that were present: Naomi, that is come again out of the land of Moa...
Ruth 4:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which [was] our brother Elimelech's: Ver. 3. And he said unto the kinsman. ] Without a...
Ruth 4:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Naomi Both Naomi and Ruth had an interest in this land during their lives, but he mentions only Naomi, because all was done by her direction; lest the mention of Ruth should raise a suspicion of th...
Ruth 4:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE FAITHFULNESS AND GRACE OF BOAZ (vv. 1-12) The same morning Boaz went to the gate of the city, the place of judgment, sitting there until the close relative of whom he spoke came by(v. 1).At...
Ruth 4:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ruth Refused by Her Kinsman. B. C. 1312. 1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him do...
Ruth 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Both Naomi and Ruth had an interest in this land during their lives, but he mentions only Naomi, partly because all was done by her direction, to which Ruth wholly submitted herself; and partly lest...
Ruth 4:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And he said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who is come again out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's.” Then Boaz explained his purpose. He exp...
Ruth 4:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 4:1 . Then went Boaz up . Bethlehem situated on a hill, while the cornfields and threshing floor would be in the valley below [cf. on Ruth 2:4 , p. 101, also...
Ruth 4:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ruth 1-4 The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field, in its general gossip and its law-suits, more t...
Ruth 4:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ruth 4:1 . The gate: the place of justice. Job 29 ; Genesis 19 . Ten men judged and attested the fairness of the price until the jubilee. Such sales being open, were freer from disputes. Boaz to...
Ruth 4:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then went Boaz up to the gate. Friends in council I. this is how business should be attended to. 1. Speedily. 2. Expeditiously. 3. Righteously. II. this is how difficult affairs sho...
Ruth 4:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ruth 4:1 And Boaz went up, to the gate, and sat there. He "went up," for the city stood, as it still stands, on a ridge (see on Ruth 1:1 ; Ruth 3:6 ). "And sat there," on one...
Ruth 4:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Nearer Relative Declines to Act
Ruth 4:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 13:10 ; Psalms 112:5
Ruth 4:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Naomi — Both Naomi and Ruth had an interest in this land during their lives, but he mentions only Naomi, because all was done by her direction; lest the mention of Ruth should raise a suspicion of...

Ruth 4:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ruth 4:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ruth 4:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ruth 4:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ruth 4:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ruth 4:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ruth 4:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ruth 4:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ruth 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 4:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ruth 4:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ruth 4:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ruth 4:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ruth 4:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ruth 4:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ruth 4:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ruth 4:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes