Ruth 4
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Ruth 4:3-9

3And he saidH559 unto the near kinsmanH251, NaomiH5281, that is comeH7725 againH7725 out of the countryH7704 of MoabH4124, selleth the parcel of landH7704, whichH834 was our brotherH251 Elimelech’s:

4And I thoughtH559 to disclose it unto thee, sayingH559, BuyH7069 it beforeH5048 them that sitH3427 hereH1350, and beforeH5048 the eldersH2205 of my peopleH5971. IfH518 thou wilt redeemH1350 it, redeemH1350 it: but ifH518 thou wilt notH3808 redeemH1350 it, then tellH5046 meH5046, that I may knowH3045: for there is noneH369 to redeemH1350 it beside thee; and I am afterH310 thee. And he saidH559, I will redeemH1350 it.

5Then saidH559 BoazH1162, WhatH5921 dayH3117 thou buyest the fieldH7704 of the handH3027 of NaomiH5281, thou mustH4191 buyH7069 it also of RuthH7327 the MoabitessH4125, the wifeH802 of the deadH4191, to raiseH6965 upH6965 the nameH8034 of the deadH4191 uponH5921 his inheritanceH5159.

6And the nearH3808 kinsmanH1350 saidH559, I cannotH3808 redeemH1350 it for myself, lestH6435 I mar mine own inheritanceH5159: take thou my rightH1353 of redemptionH1353 on thee; for I cannotH3808 redeemH1350 it.

7NowH5414 this was the customH1697 in formerH6440 time in IsraelH3478 concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, for to confirmH6965 allH3605 things; a manH376 drewH8025 offH5921 his shoeH5275, and gaveH5414 it to his neighbour: and this was the mannerH1697 of attestationH8584 in IsraelH3478.

8SoH1350 the near kinsmanH1350 saidH559 unto BoazH1162, BuyH7069 it for thyself. And he drewH8025 off his shoeH5275.

9And BoazH1162 saidH559 unto the eldersH2205, and unto allH3605 the peopleH5971, Ye are witnessesH5707 this dayH3117, that I have boughtH7069 allH3605 that was Elimelech’s, and allH3605 that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the handH3027 of NaomiH5281.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain