Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Thou must buy it also of Ruth - More properly, Thou wilt also acquire Ruth. Thou canst not get the land without taking the wife of the deceased and then the children which thou mayest have shall be reputed the children of Mahlon, thy deceased kinsman.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Ruth 4:5:
Ruth 2:20
Ruth 4:4
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