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20 lines
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## translationWords
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* [[en:tw:Bethlehem]]
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* [[en:tw:Israel]]
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* [[en:tw:Judah]]
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* [[en:tw:elder]]
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* [[en:tw:peoplegroup]]
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* [[en:tw:witness]]
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* [[en:tw:yahweh]]
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## translationNotes
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* **people who were in the gate** - "people that were meeting together near the gate"
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* **like Rachel and like Leah** - These were the two wives of Jacob whose name was changed to Israel.
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* **Built up the house of Israel** - "bore many children that became the nation of Israel"
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* **may you prosper in Ephrathath** - Ephrathath is the name of the clan to which Boaz belonged in Bethlehem.
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* **May your house be like…** - God abundantly blessed Judah through his son Perez. The people were asking God to bless Boaz in a similar way through Ruth's children.
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* **Tamar bore to Judah** - Tamar was also a widow. Judah fathered a son with her, which continued the family name.
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* **through the offspring that Yahweh will give you** - Yahweh would give Boaz children through Ruth.
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