"No,my lord,hearme; I giveyou the field,and I giveyou the cavethat is in it. In the presenceof the sonsof my peopleI giveit to you; buryyour dead."
And Abrahambowedbeforethe peopleof the land.
to Abrahamfor a possessionin the presenceof the sonsof Heth,before allwho wentin at the gateof his city.
"Hearus, my lord,you are a mightyprinceamongus; buryyour deadin the choicestof our graves;noneof us will refuseyou his gravefor buryingyour dead."
But the noblemandevisesnobleplans;And by nobleplanshe stands.
If anyonekillsa person,the murderershall be putto deathat the evidenceof witnesses,but nopersonshall be putto deathon the testimonyof onewitness.
"Thenhe saidto the bystanders,'Takethe minaawayfrom him and giveit to the one who hasthe tenminas.'
"On the evidenceof twowitnessesorthreewitnesses,he who is to dieshall be putto death;he shall not be putto deathon the evidenceof onewitness.
"A singlewitnessshall not riseup against a manon account of anyiniquityor anysinwhichhe has committed;on the evidenceof twoorthreewitnessesa mattershall be confirmed.
Now Boazwentup to the gateand satdownthere,and behold,the closerelativeof whomBoazspokewas passingby, so he said,"Turnaside,friend,sitdownhere."And he turnedasideand satdown.
Allthe peoplewhowere in the court,and the elders,said,"[We are] witnesses.May the LORDmakethe womanwho is cominginto your homelike Racheland Leah,bothof whombuiltthe houseof Israel;and may you achievewealthin Ephrathahand becomefamousin Bethlehem.
"So I thoughtto informyou, saying,Buy[it] beforethose who are sitting[here], and beforethe eldersof my people.Ifyou will redeem[it], redeem[it]; but ifnot, tellme that I may know;for thereis noonebut you to redeem[it], and I am afteryou.'" And he said,"I will redeem[it]."
Then Boazsaidto the eldersand allthe people,"You are witnessestodaythat I have boughtfrom the handof Naomiallthat belonged to Elimelechand allthat belonged to Chilionand Mahlon.
