And Boaz took Ruth, and she became to him his wife; and he went in to her, and Yahveh gave her conception, and she bore a son.
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Ruth 4:13
Ruth 4:13
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Ruth 4 — OverviewRuth 4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have the wedding between Boaz and Ruth, in the
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record for the illustration, not only of the law concerning the
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his house, and she became his wife (v. 13), all the city, no doubt,
congratulating the preferment of a virtuous woman, purely for her…Ruth 4:13Ruth 4:13 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe birth of a son.
With true piety as well as justice the author of this book refers the blessings of domestic life to him Who setteth his people in families, and of whom it is said, "Lo, children are an heritage of…