Text -- Ruth 4:14 (NET)

4:14 The village women said to Naomi, “May the Lord be praised because he has not left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Rut 4:14

¹ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note on the phrase “guardian of the family interests” in 3:9. As the following context indicates, the child is referred to here.

² tn The “guardian” is the subject of the verb, as the next verse makes clear.

³ tn Heb “may his name be called [i.e., “perpetuated”; see Gen 48:16] in Israel.”