Ruth:4:1-12
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And Boaz went up to the gate and sat there .
And ,
behold ,
the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by .
And he said ,
Such a one ,
turn aside ,
sit down .
And he turned aside and sat down .
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And he took ten men of the elders of the city ,
and said ,
Sit down here .
And they sat down .
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And he said to the near kinsman ,
Naomi ,
who has returned from the fields of Moab ,
will sell a portion of the field which belonged to our brother ,
to Elimelech .
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And I said I would uncover your ear ,
saying ,
Buy it before those sitting ,
and before the elders of my people .
If you will redeem ,
redeem .
But if you will not redeem ,
tell me so that I may know .
For there is no one besides you to redeem ,
and I after you .
And he said ,
I will redeem it .
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And Boaz said ,
In the day you buy the field from Naomi '
s hand ,
even you have bought from of Moab ,
the wife of the dead ,
to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance .
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And the near kinsman said ,
I am not able to redeem for myself ,
that I not mar my own inheritance .
You redeem for yourself my right of redemption ,
for I am not able to redeem .
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And this formerly was done in Israel for redemption ,
and for changing ,
to confirm every thing :
A man would draw off his sandal and gave to his neighbor .
And this was the attestation in Israel .
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And the near kinsman said to Boaz ,
Buy for yourself ,
and drew off his sandal .
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And Boaz said to the elders ,
and all the people ,
You are witnesses today that I have bought all that belonged to Elimelech ,
and all that was to Chilion and Mahlon ,
from the hand of Naomi .
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And also of Moab ,
the wife of Mahlon ,
I have bought for myself for a wife ,
to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance .
And the name of the dead shall not be cut off from among his brothers ,
and from the gate of his place .
You are witnesses today .
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And all the people who were in the gate and the elders ,
said ,
We are witnesses .
May Jehovah make the woman who is coming into your house to be as Rachel and as Leah ,
both of whom built the house of Israel .
And may you do worthily in Ephratah ,
and proclaim the name in Bethlehem .
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And let your house be as the house of Pharez ,
whom Tamar bore to Judah ,
of the seed which Jehovah shall give to you of this young woman .
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