וְגַ֣ם אֶת־ר֣וּת הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת מַחְל֜וֹן קָנִ֧יתִי לִ֣י לְאִשָּׁ֗ה לְהָקִ֤ים שֵׁם־הַמֵּת֙ עַל־נַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ וְלֹא־יִכָּרֵ֧ת שֵׁם־הַמֵּ֛ת מֵעִ֥ם אֶחָ֖יו וּמִשַּׁ֣עַר מְקוֹמ֑וֹ עֵדִ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃
Gayundin si Ruth na Moabita, ang asawa ni Mahlon, ay tinamo ko para sa akin upang maging aking asawa, upang ibangon ang pangalan ng namatay sa kanyang mana, upang ang pangalan ng namatay ay hindi maputol mula sa kanyang mga kapatid at mula sa pintuang-bayan ng kanyang lugar; kayo ay mga saksi sa araw na ito.
Rashi
To perpetuate the name of the deceased upon his inheritance: Since his wife goes and comes on the estate and brings in and takes out [items], people say, “This is Machlon’s wife,” and thereby his name is remembered upon it.