Ruth 4:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So after the man had agreed to let Boaz buy the property, he took off one of his sandals and handed it to Boaz.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 25:9

she must go over to him while the town leaders watch. She will pull off one of his sandals and spit in his face, while saying, “That's what happens to a man who won't help provide descendants for his dead brother.”

Ruth 4:7

To make a sale legal in those days, one person would take off a sandal and give it to the other.

Ruth 4:9

Boaz told the town leaders and everyone else: All of you are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi the property that belonged to Elimelech and his two sons, Chilion and Mahlon.