Discovery BoxRuth 4:9 
Context4:9 Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.
Ruth 4:14
Context4:14 The village women said to Naomi, “May the Lord be praised because he has not left you without a guardian 1 today! May he 2 become famous in Israel! 3
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.”
