Ruth 4:1 (DBY)

Passage

And Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. And behold, he that had the right of redemption, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. And he said, Thou, such a one, turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.

Nearby Context

Ruth 4:1 And Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. And behold, he that had the right of redemption, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. And he said, Thou, such a one, turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.

Ruth 4:2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.

Ruth 4:3 And he said to him that had the right of redemption: Naomi, who is come back out of the country of Moab, sells the allotment that was our brother Elimelech's.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "boaz", "went", "gate", "down", "behold", "right", and "redemption". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "boaz" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And he took ten men of the...", so "boaz" and "went" should be read forward into that movement. In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "boaz" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.