Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

Ruth 4

Boaz Redeems Ruth

Ruth 4:¹ Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, “Come aside, friend (Heb. peloni almoni, lit. so and so), sit down here.” So he came aside and sat down.

Ruth 4:² And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

• Ten is the symbolic number for Accountability: Ordinal Perfection, Whole.

• There were ten elders, one first inline to be a kinsman redeemer, and Boaz; a total of twelve. Twelve is the number of Government Perfection.

• See: Topic: Numbers – Their Meaning and Symbolism

Ruth 4:³ Then he said to the close relative, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, sold the piece of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.

Ruth 4:⁴ And I thought to inform you (Lit. uncover your ear), saying, ‘Buy it back in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you (he) will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.’ ”

And he said, “I will redeem it.”

Ruth 4:⁵ Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to perpetuate (Lit. raise up) the name of the dead through his inheritance.”

Ruth 4:⁶ And the close relative said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own inheritance. You redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”

• An unnamed man in scripture who shows up in scriptural in spiritual moments is symbolic of the Holy Spirit. Every piece and every word of scripture is the most valuable real estate in the universe. This person is called Peloni Almoni, lit. So and So.
• Considering that the story of Boaz and Ruth are part of the bloodline of the Messiah, this is indeed a spiritual experience, full of its own symbolism.

Ruth 4:⁷ Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm anything: one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was a confirmation in Israel.

Ruth 4:⁸ Therefore the close relative said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” So he took off his sandal.

• The sandal is a symbol of authority.

Ruth 4:⁹ And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.

Ruth 4:¹⁰ Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from his position at the gate (Probably his civic office). You are witnesses this day.”

• Prophecy Fulfillment Alert: Eph 1:3-7 (Christ, our kinsman, has redeemed us) (Old Testament prophecy fulfilled by Jesus)
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Ruth 4:¹¹ And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. The Lord (Yᵊhōvâ) make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.

Ruth 4:¹² May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ) will give you from this young woman.”

Descendants of Boaz and Ruth

Ruth 4:¹³ So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ) gave her conception, and she bore a son.

Ruth 4:¹⁴ Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ), who has not left you this day without a close relative (redeemer, Heb. Goel); and may his name be famous in Israel!

Ruth 4:¹⁵ And may he (their son) be to you (Naomi) a restorer of life and a nourisher (sustainer) of your old age; for your daughter-in-law (Ruth), who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”

Ruth 4:¹⁶ Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him.

Ruth 4:¹⁷ Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed (meaning “worshipper”). He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Ruth 4:¹⁸ Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron;

Ruth 4:¹⁹ Hezron begot Ram (aka Aram), and Ram begot Amminadab;

Ruth 4:²⁰ Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon (Heb. Salmah);

Ruth 4:²¹ Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed;

Ruth 4:²² Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.