Ruth 4:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Genesis 23:11

“Sir, the whole field, including the cave, is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead.”

Ruth 4:10

You are also witnesses that I have agreed to marry Mahlon's widow Ruth, the Moabite woman. This will keep the property in his family's name, and he will be remembered in this town.

Ruth 4:8

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