Ruth 4:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ Then Boaz spoke to the close relative. [26] He said, “Naomi came back from the hill country of Moab. She is selling the land [27] that belonged to our relative Elimelech.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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

³ 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)

³ 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

³ 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

³ 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.

Ruth 4:3 Cross References

Psalm 112:5

It is good for a person\par to be kind and generous.\par It is good for a person\par to be fair in his business.\par

Proverbs 13:10

People who think they are better than other people only cause trouble. But people who listen to the things other people tell them are wise.

Jeremiah 32:7

Jeremiah, your cousin, Hanamel, will come to you soon. He is the son of your uncle Shallum. Hanamel will say to you, ‘Jeremiah, buy my field near the town of Anathoth. Buy it because you are my nearest relative. It is your right and your responsibility to buy that field.’

Leviticus 25:25

A person in your country might become very poor. He might be so poor that he must sell his property. So his close relative must come and buy back the property for his relative.

Ruth 1:2

The man’s wife was named Naomi and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. These people were from the Ephrathah family of Bethlehem, Judah. The family traveled to the hill country of Moab and stayed there.