Ruth 4:13 (YLT)

Passage

And Boaz taketh Ruth, and she becometh his wife, and he goeth in unto her, and Jehovah giveth to her conception, and she beareth a son.

Nearby Context

Ruth 4:11 And all the people who <FI>are<Fi> in the gate say--also the elders--`Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;

Ruth 4:12 and let thy house be as the house of Pharez (whom Tamar bare to Judah), of the seed which Jehovah doth give to thee of this young woman.'

Ruth 4:13 And Boaz taketh Ruth, and she becometh his wife, and he goeth in unto her, and Jehovah giveth to her conception, and she beareth a son.

Ruth 4:14 And the women say unto Naomi, `Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah who hath not let a redeemer cease to thee to-day, and his name is proclaimed in Israel,

Ruth 4:15 and he hath been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law who hath loved thee--who is better to thee than seven sons--hath borne him.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "boaz", "taketh", "ruth", "becometh", "wife", "goeth", "jehovah", and "giveth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "boaz" and "taketh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "and let thy house be as the..." into verse 14's "And the women say unto Naomi Blessed...", so "boaz" and "taketh" 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 "taketh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.