Ruth 4:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Then he said to the next of kin, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land which belonged to our kinsman Elimelech.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he said to the kinsman, Naomi, who has returned from the country of Moab, has sold the parcel of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:

Common English Bible

Boaz said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the field of Moab, is selling the portion of the field that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

Catholic Public Domain Version

They settled down, and he spoke to the kinsman, "Naomi, who has returned from the region of the Moabites, is selling part of a field of our brother Elimelech.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

They sat down, and he spoke to the kinsman: Noemi, who is returned from the country of Moab, will sell a parcel of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

Ruth 4:3 Cross References

Psalm 112:5

It is well with the man who deals generously and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice.

Proverbs 13:10

By insolence the heedless make strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Jeremiah 32:7

Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, ‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.’

Leviticus 25:25

“If your brother becomes poor, and sells part of his property, then his next of kin shall come and redeem what his brother has sold.

Ruth 1:2

The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there.