Then Boaz said, &#8220;When<n id="1" /> you acquire the field<n id="2" /> from Naomi,<n id="3" /> you must also<n id="4" /> acquire Ruth the Moabite,<n id="5" /> the wife of our deceased relative,<n id="6" /> in order to preserve his family name by raising up a descendant who will inherit his property.&#8221;<n id="7" />

I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property<n id="1" /> so the name of the deceased might not disappear<n id="2" /> from among his relatives and from his village.<n id="3" /> You are witnesses today.&#8221;