Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Men 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 charges with folly.
Glossary
- Ruth Person
- A friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father, Elimelech, had settled in the land of Moab.