Ruth 4

1:1 ruled, (a-12) Shaphat , lit. ‘judged.’ country (b-32) Lit. ‘fields,’ ‘farmlands,’ as ver. 6, and elsewhere. As 2 Kings 8:3 ,2 Kings 8:5 .

Ruth 4:4

4:4 thought (b-3) Lit. ‘said.’ thee (c-7) Lit. ‘uncover thine ear.’ so in 1 Samuel 9:15 ; 1 Samuel 20:2 ,1 Samuel 20:12 ,1 Samuel 20:13 . inhabitants, (d-19) Or ‘before those that sit here.’

Ruth 4:5

4:5 field (e-10) As ‘country,’ ch. 1.1.

Ruth 4:14

4:14 redemption, (a-24) Or ‘without a redeemer;’ it refers to the son born, i.e. Obed.

Ruth 4:17

4:17 Obed. (b-23) Meaning, ‘worshipper’ or ‘servant.’

Ruth 4:18

4:18 generations (c-5) As Genesis 2:4

Ruth 4:20

4:20 Salmon, (d-8) Or Salma.