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| 1 Elimelech's family goes to Moab (1:1-5) The man was named Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and his sons Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. Some time after their arrival on the Moabite plateau, (1:2) | Genealogy | 7 The genealogy of David (4:18-22) These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, (4:18) |
| 2 Naomi and her Moabite daughter-in-law (1:6-22) "Go back, my daughters!" said Naomi. "Why should you come with me? Have I other sons in my womb who may become your husbands? (1:11) | Child of Naomi | 6 The marriage of Boaz and Ruth (4:13-17) And the neighbor women gave him his name, at the news that a grandson had been born to Naomi. They called him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. (4:17) |
| 3 Ruth meets Boaz (2:1-23) He is a relative of ours, one of our next of kin (2:20) | Responsibility of Boaz | 5 Negotiation (4:1-12) I also take Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, as my wife, in order to raise up a family for her late husband on his estate, so that the name of the departed may not perish among his kinsmen and fellow citizens. Do you witness this today? (4:10) |
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| 1 Elimelech's family goes to Moab (1:1-5) 1:4 who married Moabite women, one named Orpah, the other Ruth. When they had lived there about ten years, 1:5 both Mahlon and Chilion died also, and the woman was left with neither her two sons nor her husband. (1:4-5) | Bereavement / remarriage of Ruth | 4 Engagement (3:1-18) So be assured, daughter, I will do for you whatever you say (3:11) |
| 2 Naomi and her Moabite daughter-in-law (1:6-22) "Do not ask me to abandon or forsake you! for wherever you go I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge, your people shall be my people, and your God my God.(1:16) | Ruth follows mother-in-law | 3 Ruth meets Boaz (2:1-23) "I have had a complete account of what you have done for your mother-in-law after your husband's death; you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know previously. (2:11) |
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| 4 Engagement (3:1-18) He asked, "Who are you?" And she replied, "I am your servant Ruth. Spread the corner of your cloak over me, for you are my next of kin." (3:9) | Continuity of lineage | 7 The genealogy of David (4:18-22) These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, (4:18) |
| 5 Negotiation (4:1-12) I also take Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, as my wife, in order to raise up a family for her late husband on his estate, so that the name of the departed may not perish among his kinsmen and fellow citizens. Do you witness this today? (4:10) | Marriage of Boaz | 6 The marriage of Boaz and Ruth (4:13-17) Boaz took Ruth. When they came together as man and wife, the LORD enabled her to conceive and she bore a son (4:13) |