"Moreover,I have acquiredRuththe Moabitess,the widowof Mahlon,to be my wifein order to raiseup the nameof the deceasedon his inheritance,so that the nameof the deceasedwill not be cutofffrom his brothersor from the courtof his [birth] place;you are witnessestoday."
"Completethe weekof thisone,and we will giveyou the otheralsofor the servicewhichyou shall servewith me for anothersevenyears."
Onanknewthat the offspringwould not be his; so whenhe wentin to his brother'swife,he wastedhis seed on the groundin order not to giveoffspringto his brother.
Let them be beforethe LORDcontinually,That He may cutofftheir memoryfrom the earth;
The faceof the LORDis against evildoers,To cutoffthe memoryof them from the earth.
He who findsa wifefindsa goodthingAnd obtainsfavorfrom the LORD.
Houseand wealthare an inheritancefrom fathers,But a prudentwifeis from the LORD.
"Your descendantswould have beenlike the sand,And your offspringlike its grains;Their namewould neverbe cutoffor destroyedfrom My presence."
Now Jacobfledto the landof Aram,And Israelworkedfor a wife,And for a wifehe kept[sheep].
So I boughther for myself for fifteen[shekels] of silverand a homerand a halfof barley.
"It will comeabout in that day,"declaresthe LORDof hosts,"that I will cutoffthe namesof the idolsfrom the land,and they will nolongerbe remembered;and I will alsoremovethe prophetsand the uncleanspiritfrom the land.
"Yet you say,'For whatreason?'Becausethe LORDhas been a witnessbetweenyou and the wifeof your youth,against whomyou have dealttreacherously,though she is your companionand your wifeby covenant.
Husbands,loveyour wives,justas Christalsolovedthe churchand gaveHimselfup for her,
"It shall be that the firstbornwhomshe bearsshall assumethe nameof his deadbrother,so that his namewill not be blottedout from Israel.
Marriage[is to be held] in honoramongall,and the [marriage] bed[is to be] undefiled;for fornicatorsand adulterersGodwill judge.
"For the Canaanitesand allthe inhabitantsof the landwill hearof it, and they will surroundus and cutoffour namefrom the earth.And whatwill You dofor Your greatname?"
Then Boazsaidto the eldersand allthe people,"You are witnessestodaythat I have boughtfrom the handof Naomiallthat belonged to Elimelechand allthat belonged to Chilionand Mahlon.
