Ruth 4:10 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹⁰ 5 And thou shouldst have one to comfort thy soul, and cherish thy old age. For he is born of thy daughter in law: who loveth thee: and is much better to thee, than if thou hadst seven sons.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ Also Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife to restore the name of the dead to his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from the gate of his birthplace. You are witnesses this day.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ And also Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I’ve bought to be my wife, to preserve the dead man’s name for his inheritance so that the name of the dead man might not be cut off from his brothers or from the gate of his hometown—today you are witnesses.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ And Ruth, the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have taken in marriage so as to raise up the name of the deceased in his posterity, so that his name will not be cut off from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ And have taken to wife Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahalon, to raise up the name of the deceased in his inheritance lest his name be cut off, from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing.

Ruth 4:10 Cross References

Genesis 29:27

8 He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel:

Genesis 38:9

0 And therefore the Lord slew him, be- cause he did a detestable thing.

Psalm 109:15

2 for I am poor and needy, and my heart is troubled within me.

Psalm 34:16

For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me : overthrow them that fight against me.

Proverbs 18:22

A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Proverbs 19:14

1 There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.

Isaiah 48:19

And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring back Jacob unto him, and Israel will not be gathered together: and I am glorified in the eyes of the Lord, and my God is made my strength.

Hosea 12:12

According to their pastures they were filled, and were made full: and they lifted up their heart, and have forgotten me.

Hosea 3:2

And thou shalt fall to day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee: in the night I have made thy mother to be silent.

Zechariah 13:2

Behold the days of the Lord shall come, and thy spoils shall be divided in the midst of thee.

Malachi 2:14

And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages; the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts.

Ephesians 5:25

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is just.

Deuteronomy 25:6

1 If two men have words together, and one begin to fight against the other, and the other's wife willing to deliver her husband out of the hand of the stronger, shall put forth her hand, and take him by the secrets,

Hebrews 13:4

3 Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

Joshua 7:9

4 And you shall come in the morning every one by your tribes: and what tribe soever the lot shall find, it shall come by its kindreds and the kindred by its houses, and the house by the men.

Ruth 4:9

4 And the women said to Noemi: Blessed be the Lord, who hath not suffered thy family to want a successor, that his name should be preserved in Israel.