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10 And I have taken Ruth, the Moabite woman who was Mahlon’s wife, to be my wife. I will keep alive the name of the dead man on his land. His name will not be forgotten among his brothers or from the gate of his birth-place. You have heard this today.” 11 All the people in the gate and the leaders said, “We have heard it. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you become rich in Ephrathah and be known by all in Bethlehem. 12 May your house be like the house of Perez, the son of Judah and Tamar, because of the children the Lord will give you by this young woman.”

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10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite,(A) Mahlon’s widow, as my wife,(B) in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown.(C) Today you are witnesses!(D)

11 Then the elders and all the people at the gate(E) said, “We are witnesses.(F) May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah,(G) who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah(H) and be famous in Bethlehem.(I) 12 Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez,(J) whom Tamar(K) bore to Judah.”

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