Ruth 4
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Ruth 4:5-8

5Then BoazH1162 saidH559, “On the dayH3117 you buyH7069 the fieldH7704 from the handH3027 of NaomiH5281, you must also acquireH7069 RuthH7327 the MoabitessH4125, the widowH802 of the deceasedH4191, in order 1to raiseH6965 upH6965 the nameH8034 of the deceasedH4191 on his inheritanceH5159.” 6Then 2the redeemerH1350 saidH559, “I cannotH3201H3808 redeemH1350 it for myself, otherwiseH6435 I would 3jeopardizeH7843 my own inheritanceH5159. RedeemH1350 it for yourself; you may have my rightH1353 ofH1353 redemptionH1353, sinceH3588 I cannotH3201H3808 redeemH1350 it.”

7Now thisH2088 was 4the custom in formerH6440 timesH6440 in IsraelH3478 concerningH5921 the redemptionH1353 and the exchangeH8545 of land to confirmH6965 anyH3605 matterH1697: a manH376 removedH8025 his sandalH5275 and gaveH5414 it to anotherH7453; and thisH2088 was the way of confirmationH8584 in IsraelH3478. 8So the redeemerH1350 saidH559 to BoazH1162, “BuyH7069 it for yourself.” And he removedH8025 his sandalH5275.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ruth 4:5 Gen 38:8; Deut 25:5f; Matt 22:24 ↩
  2. 2. Ruth 4:6 Lev 25:25 ↩
  3. 3. Ruth 4:6 Lit damage ↩
  4. 4. Ruth 4:7 Deut 25:8-10 ↩

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