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Boaz Redeems Ruth

1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, athe close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, “Come aside, friend, sit down here.” So he came aside and sat down.  
2 And he took ten men of athe elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.  
3 Then he said to the close relative, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, sold the piece of land awhich belonged to our brother Elimelech.  
4 And I thought to inform you, saying, a‘Buy it back bin the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if2 you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; cfor there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.’ ” And he said, “I will redeem it.”  
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Ruth

RUTH is properly a supplement to the preceding book, to which, in fact, it was appended in the ancient Jewish canon. Although it relates an episode belonging to the time of the Judges, its precise date is unknown. It appears certain, however, that it could not have been written prior to the time of Samuel (see Ruth 4:17-22), who is generally supposed to have been its author; and this opinion, in addition to other reasons on which it rests, is confirmed by Ruth 4:7, where it is evident that the history was not compiled till long after the transactions recorded. The inspiration and canonical authority of the book is attested by the fact of Ruth's name being inserted by Matthew in the Saviour's genealogy [Matthew 1:5].

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