Ruth 4:4 Cross References - Thomson

⁴ I have promised to open thine ear, saying, Purchase it in the presence of these men who are sitting here, even in the presence of the elders of my people. If thou wilt do the kinsman's part, do it; but if thou wilt not perform the office of a kinsman, tell me, that I may know; for there is none besides thee to perform the office of a kinsman, except myself, who am next after thee. And he said, I will do the kinsman's part.

¹⁸ to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Chet and of all who entered the city.

²⁵ And if thy brother who is with thee become poor, and sell any part of his possession; when he who is next of kin to him cometh, he shall redeem what his brother hath sold. ²⁶ And if any person hath none to redeem, and his own hand hath attained, and found a sufficiency, he shall have the right of redemption. ²⁷ And he shall compute the years of his sale, and pay back what is still due to the man to whom he sold it. So shall he return to his possession. ²⁸ But if his hand cannot attain a sufficiency to repay him, the sale shall be good to him who purchased, until the last sixth year of the jubilee, and in the jubilee, he shall quit, and the seller shall return to his possession. ²⁹ And if any person sell a dwelling house in a walled city, he shall have the right of redeeming it till the term expire. The term for redemption shall be a year.

⁷ Behold Anameel son of Salom thy father's brother is coming to thee and will say, Buy thee my field which is at Anathoth, for the right of purchase is in thee. ⁸ Accordingly Anameel son of Salom my father's brother came to me in the court of the prison and said, Buy thee my field which is in the land of Benjamin, that at Anathoth, for the right of purchase is in thee as thou art the eldest. Upon this I knew that it was a word of the Lord, ⁹ so I bought the field of Anameel, my father' s brother's son and paid him seventeen shekels of silver. ¹⁰ And when I had signed the writing and sealed it and had it witnessed and had paid the money by weight, ¹¹ I took the deed of possession which was sealed and gave it to Baruch, son of Nerias son of Maasias in the presence of Anameel my father's brother's son, ¹² and in the presence of the byestanders who had signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of the Jews who were in the court of the prison;

²⁵ Now thou sayest to me, Buy thee a field for money. Accordingly I have signed the deed of purchase and sealed it and had it witnessed; though the city is about to be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans.

¹⁷ Render to none evil for evil. Be provident in regard to things good in the sight of all men.

²¹ being careful to conduct ourselves well, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are venerable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are friendly, whatsoever things are reputable, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think of these things,