Then went Boaz upto the gate, and sat him downthere: and, behold, the kinsmanof whom Boazspokecame by; unto whomhe said, Ho, sucha one! turn aside, sit downhere. And he turned aside, and sat down. And he tooktenmenof the eldersof the city, and said, Sit ye downhere. And they sat down. And he saidunto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come againout of the countryof Moab, selletha parcelof land, which was our brotherElimelech's: And Ithoughtto advertisethee, saying, Buy it beforethe inhabitants, and beforethe eldersof my people. Ifthou wilt redeem it , redeem it : but ifthou wilt notredeem it, then tellme, that I may know: for there is noneto redeem it besidethee; and I am afterthee. And he said, Iwill redeem it . Then saidBoaz, What daythou buyestthe fieldof the handof Naomi, thou must buy it also ofRuththe Moabitess, the wifeof the dead, to raise upthe nameof the deaduponhis inheritance. And the kinsmansaid, I cannotredeem it for myself, lestI marmine own inheritance: redeemthoumy rightto thyself; forI cannotredeem it . Now this was the manner in former timein Israelconcerningredeemingand concerningchanging, for to confirmallthings; a manplucked offhis shoe, and gave it to his neighbor: and this was a testimonyin Israel. Therefore the kinsmansaidunto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew offhis shoe. And Boazsaidunto the elders, and unto allthe people, Ye are witnessesthis day, thatI have boughtallthat was Elimelech's, and allthat was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the handof Naomi. MoreoverRuththe Moabitess, the wifeof Mahlon, have I purchasedto be my wife, to raise upthe nameof the deaduponhis inheritance, that the nameof the deadbe notcut offfrom amonghis brethren, and from the gateof his place: ye are witnessesthis day. And allthe peoplethat were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORDmakethe womanthat is comeintothine houselike Racheland like Leah, whichtwodid buildthe houseof Israel: and dothou worthilyin Ephratah, and be famousin Bethlehem: And let thy housebelike the houseof Pharez, whomTamarboreunto Judah, ofthe seedwhichthe LORDshall givethee ofthisyoung woman. So BoaztookRuth, and she washis wife: and when he wentin untoher, the LORDgaveher conception, and she borea son. And the womensaiduntoNaomi, Blessed be the LORD, whichhath notleftthee this daywithout a kinsman, that his namemay be famousin Israel. And he shall beunto thee a restorerof thy life, and a nourisherof thine old age: forthy daughter-in-law, whichloveththee, whichis betterto thee than sevensons, hath bornhim. And Naomitookthe child, and laidit in her bosom, and becamenurseunto it. And the women her neighborsgaveit a name, saying, There is a sonbornto Naomi; and they calledhis nameObed: he is the fatherof Jesse, the fatherof David. Now these are the generationsof Pharez: PharezbegotHezron, And HezronbegotRam, and RambegotAmminadab, And AmminadabbegotNahshon, and NahshonbegotSalmon, And SalmonbegotBoaz, and BoazbegotObed, And ObedbegotJesse, and JessebegotDavid.