then his brother’s wife is to come to him in the presence of the elders, and remove his sandal from off his foot, and spit in his face. She will answer and say, “This is to be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”
Ruth 4:8 - Y'all Version Bible So the kindman-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” Then he removed his sandal. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore, when the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself, he pulled off his sandal. American Standard Version (1901) So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe. Common English Bible Then the redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” and he took off his sandal. Catholic Public Domain Version And so Boaz said to his kinsman, "Take off your shoe." And immediately he released it from his foot. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So Booz said to his kinsman: Put off thy shoe. And immediately he took it off from his foot. |
then his brother’s wife is to come to him in the presence of the elders, and remove his sandal from off his foot, and spit in his face. She will answer and say, “This is to be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”
Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, a man would remove his sandal and gave it to the other person. This was the way of formalizing transactions in Israel.
Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “Y’all are witnesses today that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.