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Ruth 4:6-8
Lexham English Bible
Ruth 4:6-8
Lexham English Bible
6 And the redeemer said, “I am not able to redeem for myself, lest I ruin my inheritance. You redeem for yourself my kinsman-redemption, for I am not able to redeem it.”
7 (Now this was the custom in former times[a] in Israel concerning the kinsman-redemption and transfer of property: to confirm the matter, a man removed his sandal and gave it to his fellow countryman. This was the manner of attesting in Israel.) 8 So the redeemer said to Boaz, “Acquire it for yourself,” and he removed his sandal.
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- Ruth 4:7 Literally “before faces”
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