The Meaning of Ruth 4:14 Explained

Ruth 4:14

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.

YLT: And the women say unto Naomi, 'Blessed is Jehovah who hath not let a redeemer cease to thee to-day, and his name is proclaimed in Israel,

Darby: 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!

ASV: 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.

Discover Ruth 4:14

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ruth 4:14?

MEANING: What does Ruth 4:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ruth 4:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ruth 4:14?

What is the context of Ruth 4:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Ruth 4:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Ruth 4:1-22 - In The Line Of David's Ancestry

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, the place of public concourse, had the seal of permanence irrevocably attached to it. The transference of the shoe indicated the inferior position of woman, though she was honored in Israel more than in the neighboring nations.

What a happy ending! The gleaner need never again tread the fields, following the reaper's footsteps. All the broad acres were now hers, since she had become one with the owner. When we are one with Christ, we no longer work for redemption; but being redeemed, we bring forth fruit unto God, Romans 7:4. The curtain falls on a blessed group. The tiny babe lies on Naomi's bosom. The women who had gone together into the valley of the shadow of death stand together in the light of the mountain-top. God turns mourning into gladness, Psalms 30:11. And let us Gentiles learn that we too have a part in Christ. In Him is neither Jew nor Greek, Colossians 3:11 [source]

Chapter Summary: Ruth 4

¹ Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman
⁶ He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel
⁹ Boaz buys the inheritance
¹¹ He marries Ruth
¹³ She bears Obed, the grandfather of David
¹⁸ The generations of Pharez unto David

What do the individual words in Ruth 4:14 mean?

And said the women to Naomi Blessed [be] Yahweh who not has left you without a kinsman-redeemer this day and may be famous his name in Israel

וַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָה הַנָּשִׁים֙ אֶֽל־ נָעֳמִ֔י בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֔ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹ֣א הִשְׁבִּ֥ית לָ֛ךְ גֹּאֵ֖ל הַיּ֑וֹם וְיִקָּרֵ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָה	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַנָּשִׁים֙	the women
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
נָעֳמִ֔י	Naomi
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: נָעֳמִי Sense: wife of Elimelech, mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah.
בָּר֣וּךְ	Blessed [be]
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: בָּרַךְ Sense: to bless, kneel.
יְהוָ֔ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הִשְׁבִּ֥ית	has left
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁבַת Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
גֹּאֵ֖ל	without a kinsman-redeemer
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: גְּאוּלִים Sense: to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman.
הַיּ֑וֹם	this day
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
וְיִקָּרֵ֥א	and may be famous
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שְׁמ֖וֹ	his name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל	in Israel
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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