Ruth 4:3

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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:

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Interpretation

This matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and doubtless the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kinsman, when he heard the conditions of the bargain, refused it.

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This thought runs through Ruth 4:1-5.

Ruth 4:1 Ruth 4:2 Ruth 4:3 Ruth 4:4 Ruth 4:5

Glossary

Moab Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
Naomi Person: The lovable; my delight, the wife of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth (1:2, 20, 21; 2:1).