Ruth 4:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Boaz went up to the city gate and sat down there. Just then, the kinsman-redeemer he had spoken about came by. Boaz said, 'Come over here, my friend, and sit down.' So he went over and sat down.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבֹ֨עַז עָלָ֣ה הַשַּׁעַר֮ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁם֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַגֹּאֵ֤ל עֹבֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר־בֹּ֔עַז וַיֹּ֛אמֶר ס֥וּרָה שְׁבָה־פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י וַיָּ֖סַר וַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃

Transliteration

wə-Boʿaz ʿālâ the-šaʿar wa-yēšeb there wə-hinnēh the-gōʾēl ʿōbēr who dibbēr-Boʿaz wa-yōʾmer sûrâ šəbâ-here pəlōnî ʾalmōnî wa-yāsar wa-yēšēb

Grammar Details

• *wə-Boʿaz*: conjunction + proper noun - and Boaz
• *ʿālâ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - went up/ascended
• *šaʿar*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gate/city entrance
• *wa-yēšeb*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sat down
• *wə-hinnēh*: conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold/look
• *gōʾēl*: Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the kinsman-redeemer
• *ʿōbēr*: Qal participle, masculine singular - passing by
• *dibbēr*: Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - had spoken (about)
• *wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *sûrâ*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - turn aside
• *šəbâ*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - sit down
• *pəlōnî* *ʾalmōnî*: idiom for unnamed person - such-and-such one
• *wa-yāsar*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he turned aside
• *wa-yēšēb*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sat down

Word Meanings

• *šaʿar*: gate/city entrance/place of legal transactions
• *gōʾēl*: kinsman-redeemer/relative with redemption rights
• *pəlōnî* *ʾalmōnî*: so-and-so/unnamed person/anonymous one
• *dibbēr*: spoke about/mentioned/discussed

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, 'Come over here, sit down.' So he turned aside and sat down.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Boos wente vp to ye gate, and sat him downe there: & beholde, whan ye nye kynsman wente by, Boos spake vnto him, & sayde: Come & syt the downe here (and called him by his name.) And he came & sat him downe,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then went Boaz vp to the gate, and sate there, and beholde, the kinsman, of whome Boaz had spoken, came by: and he sayd, Ho, snch one, come, sit downe here; he turned, and sate downe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then went Booz vp to the gate, and sat him downe there: and beholde, the kinsman of which Booz spake, came by, vnto whom, he sayde: Ho, suche one, come, sit downe here. And he turned, & sat downe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Boaz hath gone up to the gate, and sitteth there, and lo, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he saith, `Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one;' and he turneth aside and sitteth down.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, "Come over here, friend, and sit down!" He turned aside, and sat down.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Boaz Settles the Matter Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said,“Come here, what’s-your-name, and sit down.” So he came and sat down.

Referenced Verses

• Ruth 3:12 : 12 Now, it is true that I am a guardian-redeemer, but there is another redeemer who is more closely related than I am.
• Deut 25:7 : 7 But if the man does not wish to marry his brother's widow, she shall go to the elders at the city gate and say, 'My brother-in-law is refusing to perform his duty to preserve his brother's name in Israel. He is unwilling to marry me.'
• Deut 21:19 : 19 his father and mother are to take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.
• Deut 16:18 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
• Job 29:7 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square,
• Job 31:21 : 21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my support in the gate,
• Isa 55:1 : 1 Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
• Amos 5:10-12 : 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty. 11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine. 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
• Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
• Zech 2:6 : 6 I asked, 'Where are you going?' And he replied, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.'
• Deut 17:5 : 5 take the man or woman who has committed this evil deed out to your city gates and stone that person to death.