Ruth 4:13 (GNV)

Passage

So Boaz tooke Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in vnto her, the Lord gaue that she conceiued, and bare a sonne.

Nearby Context

Ruth 4:11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the Elders sayd, We are witnesses: the Lord make the wife that commeth into thine house, like Rahel and like Leah, which twaine did build the house of Israel: and that thou mayest doe worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem,

Ruth 4:12 And that thine house be like the house of Pharez ( whom Thamar bare vnto Iudah) of the seede which the Lord shall giue thee of this yong woman.

Ruth 4:13 So Boaz tooke Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in vnto her, the Lord gaue that she conceiued, and bare a sonne.

Ruth 4:14 And the women sayd vnto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, and his name shalbe continued in Israel.

Ruth 4:15 And this shall bring thy life againe, and cherish thine olde age: for thy daughter in lawe which loueth thee, hath borne vnto him, and she is better to thee then seuen sonnes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "boaz", "tooke", "ruth", "wife", "went", "vnto", "lord", and "gaue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "boaz" and "tooke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And that thine house be like the..." into verse 14's "And the women sayd vnto Naomi Blessed...", so "boaz" and "tooke" belong inside that flow. 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 "tooke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.