Then Boaz spoke to the close relative. [26] He said, “Naomi came back from the hill country of Moab. She is selling the land [27] that belonged to our relative Elimelech.
Jeremiah, your cousin, Hanamel, will come to you soon. He is the son of your uncle Shallum. Hanamel will say to you, ‘Jeremiah, buy my field near the town of Anathoth. Buy it because you are my nearest relative. It is your right and your responsibility to buy that field.’
A person in your country might become very poor. He might be so poor that he must sell his property. So his close relative must come and buy back the property for his relative.
The man’s wife was named Naomi and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. These people were from the Ephrathah family of Bethlehem, Judah. The family traveled to the hill country of Moab and stayed there.