5 occurrences in 9 translations

'Acquire' in the Bible

So I am legally informing you: Acquire it before those sitting here and before the leaders of my people! If you want to exercise your right to redeem it, then do so. But if not, then tell me so I will know. For you possess the first option to redeem it; I am next in line after you." He replied, "I will redeem it."

Verse ConceptsNegotiationKnowing Facts

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the deceased man, to perpetuate the man’s name on his property.”

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningPoverty, Attitudes Towards

So the guardian said to Boaz, "You may acquire it," and he removed his sandal.

Verse ConceptsContractsShoes

I will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to perpetuate the deceased man’s name on his property, so that his name will not disappear among his relatives or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningOffspringPurchasingTownWidowsNamed Wives

And all the people that were in the gate and the elders said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that cometh into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel; and acquire power in Ephratah, and make thyself a name in Bethlehem;

Verse ConceptsBethlehemBuildersLike Good PeopleGetting Rich

Bible Theasaurus

Acquire (44 instances)
Adopt (6 instances)
Assume (14 instances)
Collect (44 instances)
Develop (11 instances)
Gather (291 instances)
Glean (14 instances)
Produce (227 instances)

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