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Good News Translation
Ruth 4:8
So when the man said to Boaz, "You buy it," he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So the redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy back the property yourself.”
So the redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy back the property yourself.”
Hebrew Names Version
So the near kinsman said to Bo`az, Buy it for yourself. He drew off his shoe.
So the near kinsman said to Bo`az, Buy it for yourself. He drew off his shoe.
King James Version
Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Lexham English Bible
So the redeemer said to Boaz, "Acquire it for yourself," and he removed his sandal.
So the redeemer said to Boaz, "Acquire it for yourself," and he removed his sandal.
English Standard Version
So when the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal.
So when the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal.
New Century Version
So the close relative said to Boaz, "Buy the land yourself," and he took off his sandal.
So the close relative said to Boaz, "Buy the land yourself," and he took off his sandal.
New English Translation
So the guardian said to Boaz, "You may acquire it," and he removed his sandal.
So the guardian said to Boaz, "You may acquire it," and he removed his sandal.
Amplified Bible
So, when the closest relative (redeemer) said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," he pulled off his sandal [and gave it to Boaz to confirm the agreement].
So, when the closest relative (redeemer) said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," he pulled off his sandal [and gave it to Boaz to confirm the agreement].
New American Standard Bible
So the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he removed his sandal.
So the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he removed his sandal.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore the kinsman sayd to Boas, Buy it for thee: and he drew off his shooe.
Therefore the kinsman sayd to Boas, Buy it for thee: and he drew off his shooe.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the kinsman redeemer said to Boaz, "Acquire this for yourself." And he removed his sandal.
So the kinsman redeemer said to Boaz, "Acquire this for yourself." And he removed his sandal.
Contemporary English Version
So after the man had agreed to let Boaz buy the property, he took off one of his sandals and handed it to Boaz.
So after the man had agreed to let Boaz buy the property, he took off one of his sandals and handed it to Boaz.
Complete Jewish Bible
So the redeemer said to Bo‘az, "Buy it for yourself," and took off his shoe.
So the redeemer said to Bo‘az, "Buy it for yourself," and took off his shoe.
Darby Translation
And he that had the right of redemption said to Boaz, Buy for thyself; and he drew off his sandal.
And he that had the right of redemption said to Boaz, Buy for thyself; and he drew off his sandal.
Easy-to-Read Version
So when the close relative said to Boaz, "You buy the land," he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.
So when the close relative said to Boaz, "You buy the land," he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
Therefore the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
Literal Translation
And the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy for yourself, and drew off his sandal.
And the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy for yourself, and drew off his sandal.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the nye kynsman sayde vnto Boos: Bye thou it, & he put of his shue.
And the nye kynsman sayde vnto Boos: Bye thou it, & he put of his shue.
American Standard Version
So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.
So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.
Bible in Basic English
So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore the kinsman sayde to Booz, Bye it thou: and so drue of his shoe.
Therfore the kinsman sayde to Booz, Bye it thou: and so drue of his shoe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the near kinsman said unto Boaz: 'Buy it for thyself.' And he drew off his shoe.
So the near kinsman said unto Boaz: 'Buy it for thyself.' And he drew off his shoe.
King James Version (1611)
Therfore the kinseman said vnto Boaz, Buy it for thee: so he drew off his shooe.
Therfore the kinseman said vnto Boaz, Buy it for thee: so he drew off his shooe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the kinsman said to Booz, Buy my right for thyself: and he took off his shoe and gave it to him.
And the kinsman said to Booz, Buy my right for thyself: and he took off his shoe and gave it to him.
English Revised Version
So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.
So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.
Berean Standard Bible
So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself."
So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Booz seide to his kynesman, Take the scho fro thee; `which scho he vnlaside anoon fro his foot.
Therfor Booz seide to his kynesman, Take the scho fro thee; `which scho he vnlaside anoon fro his foot.
Young's Literal Translation
And the redeemer saith to Boaz, `Buy [it] for thyself,' and draweth off his sandal.
And the redeemer saith to Boaz, `Buy [it] for thyself,' and draweth off his sandal.
Update Bible Version
So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. And he drew off his shoe.
So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. And he drew off his shoe.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy [it] for thyself. So he drew off his shoe.
Therefore the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy [it] for thyself. So he drew off his shoe.
World English Bible
So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. He drew off his shoe.
So the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. He drew off his shoe.
New King James Version
Therefore the close relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." So he took off his sandal.
Therefore the close relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." So he took off his sandal.
New Living Translation
So the other family redeemer drew off his sandal as he said to Boaz, "You buy the land."
So the other family redeemer drew off his sandal as he said to Boaz, "You buy the land."
New Life Bible
So he said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he took off his shoe.
So he said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he took off his shoe.
New Revised Standard
So when the next-of-kin said to Boaz, "Acquire it for yourself," he took off his sandal.
So when the next-of-kin said to Boaz, "Acquire it for yourself," he took off his sandal.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the kinsman said unto Boaz, Take it over for thyself, - and he drew off his shoe.
So the kinsman said unto Boaz, Take it over for thyself, - and he drew off his shoe.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So Booz said to his kinsman: Put off thy shoe. And immediately he took it off from his foot.
So Booz said to his kinsman: Put off thy shoe. And immediately he took it off from his foot.
Revised Standard Version
So when the next of kin said to Bo'az, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal.
So when the next of kin said to Bo'az, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal.
THE MESSAGE
So when Boaz's "redeemer" relative said, "Go ahead and buy it," he signed the deal by pulling off his shoe.
So when Boaz's "redeemer" relative said, "Go ahead and buy it," he signed the deal by pulling off his shoe.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the closest relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he removed his sandal.
So the closest relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he removed his sandal.
Contextual Overview
1 Boaz went to the meeting place at the town gate and sat down there. Then Elimelech's nearest relative, the man whom Boaz had mentioned, came by, and Boaz called to him, "Come over here, my friend, and sit down." So he went over and sat down. 2 Then Boaz got ten of the leaders of the town and asked them to sit down there too. When they were seated, 3 he said to his relative, "Now that Naomi has come back from Moab, she wants to sell the field that belonged to our relative Elimelech, 4 and I think you ought to know about it. Now then, if you want it, buy it in the presence of these men sitting here. But if you don't want it, say so, because the right to buy it belongs first to you and then to me." The man said, "I will buy it." 5 Boaz said, "Very well, if you buy the field from Naomi, then you are also buying Ruth, the Moabite widow, so that the field will stay in the dead man's family." 6 The man answered, "In that case I will give up my right to buy the field, because it would mean that my own children would not inherit it. You buy it; I would rather not." 7 Now in those days, to settle a sale or an exchange of property, it was the custom for the seller to take off his sandal and give it to the buyer. In this way the Israelites showed that the matter was settled. 8 So when the man said to Boaz, "You buy it," he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 25:9 - loose his shoe Psalms 108:9 - I cast
Cross-References
Genesis 4:3
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord .
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord .
Genesis 4:6
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?
Genesis 4:9
The Lord asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?"
The Lord asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?"
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Genesis 4:12
If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
Genesis 4:15
But the Lord answered, "No. If anyone kills you, seven lives will be taken in revenge." So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who met him not to kill him.
But the Lord answered, "No. If anyone kills you, seven lives will be taken in revenge." So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who met him not to kill him.
Genesis 4:24
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me."
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me."
Genesis 4:26
Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. It was then that people began using the Lord 's holy name in worship.
Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. It was then that people began using the Lord 's holy name in worship.
2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner arrived in Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate, as though he wanted to speak privately with him, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. And so Abner was murdered because he had killed Joab's brother Asahel.
When Abner arrived in Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate, as though he wanted to speak privately with him, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. And so Abner was murdered because he had killed Joab's brother Asahel.
2 Samuel 14:6
Sir, I had two sons, and one day they got into a quarrel out in the fields, where there was no one to separate them, and one of them killed the other.
Sir, I had two sons, and one day they got into a quarrel out in the fields, where there was no one to separate them, and one of them killed the other.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, buy it for me,.... Which is repeated to show he gave his full consent to it, that he should make the purchase of it if he pleased, and which he confirmed by the following rite:
so he drew off his shoe; thereby signifying that he relinquished his right to the purchase of the estate, and ceded it to him; the Targum has it,
"and Boaz drew off the glove off his right hand, and bought it of him;''
and so Aben Ezra,
"and Boaz drew off his shoe, and gave it to his kinsman,''
as if this was some acknowledgment for yielding his right unto him; and about this there is a great dissension among the Jewish writers l; one says it was the shoe of Boaz that was plucked off; another says it was the shoe of the kinsman; which latter seems most correct: and it may be observed, that this custom is different from what is enjoined
Deuteronomy 25:6 there the woman was to pluck off the shoe of him that refused to marry her, but here the man plucked off his own shoe, who chose not to redeem; nor is there mention of spitting in his face; nor does it appear that Ruth did the one or the other; though Josephus m affirms it, and says, that she both plucked off his shoe, and spit in his face; neither of which are mentioned.
l Midrash Ruth, fol. 35. 2. m Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 4.)
