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# Ruth 04 General Notes
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### Special concepts in this chapter
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#### King David
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Despite being a Moabitess, Ruth became an ancestor of David. David was Israel's greatest king. It is shocking a Gentile would become a part of such an important lineage. She had great faith in Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]])
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### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
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#### "You must also take Ruth the Moabitess"
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Because Naomi had no son, her daughter-in-law Ruth needed to be provided for. Therefore, the relative who wanted to use her land had to also help Ruth to have a son who would come to provide for her.
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#### "This was the custom in former times"
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This is a comment made by the writer of the text. He functions as a narrator in this instance. It indicates that there was a considerable period of time between the events that occurred and the time they were written down.
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## Links:
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* __[Ruth 04:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../03/intro.md) | __
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