Ruth 4:8 - The Message

⁸ So when Boaz’s “redeemer” relative said, “Go ahead and buy it,” he signed the deal by pulling off his shoe.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Therefore, when the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself, he pulled off his sandal.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.

Common English Bible

⁸ Then the redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” and he took off his sandal.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And so Boaz said to his kinsman, "Take off your shoe." And immediately he released it from his foot.

Ruth 4:8 Referencias Cruzadas

Ruth 4:7

In the olden times in Israel, this is how they handled official business regarding matters of property and inheritance: a man would take off his shoe and give it to the other person. This was the same as an official seal or personal signature in Israel.

Ruth 4:9

Boaz then addressed the elders and all the people in the town square that day: “You are witnesses today that I have bought from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech and Kilion and Mahlon, including responsibility for Ruth the foreigner, the widow of Mahlon—I’ll take her as my wife and keep the name of the deceased alive along with his inheritance. The memory and reputation of the deceased is not going to disappear out of this family or from his hometown. To all this you are witnesses this very day.”