Ruth:4:1-7

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* Then wentBoaz up to the gate sha #ar #, and sat him down there : and , behold , the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by ; unto whom he said , Ho , such a one ! turn aside , sit down here . And he turned aside , and sat down . * And he took ten men of the elders of the city , and said , Sit ye down here . And they sat down . * And he said unto the kinsman , Naomi No #omiy #, that is come again out of the country of Moab Mow #ab #, selleth a parcel of land , which was our brother Elimelechs : * And I thought to advertise thee , saying , Buy it before the inhabitants , and before the elders of my people . If thou wilt redeem it , redeem it : but if thou wilt not redeem it , then tell me , that I may know : for there is none to redeem it beside thee ; and I am after thee . And he said , I will redeem it . * Then said Boaz Bo #az #, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi No #omiy #, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess Mow #abiy #, the wife of the dead , to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance . * And the kinsman said , I cannot redeem it for myself , lest I mar mine own inheritance : redeem thou my right to thyself ; for I cannot redeem it . * Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing , for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe na #al #, and gave it to his neighbour : and this was a testimony in Israel Yisra #el #.

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