Ruth 4:7

וְזֹאת לְפָנִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל עַל ־ הַגְּאוּלָּה וְעַל ־ הַתְּמוּרָה לְקַיֵּם כָּל ־ דָּבָר שָׁלַף אִישׁ נַעֲלוֹ וְנָתַן לְרֵעֵהוּ וְזֹאת הַתְּעוּדָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.

In Context

6וַיֹּאמֶר הַגֹּאֵל לֹא אוּכַל לגאול ־ לִי פֶּן ־ אַשְׁחִית אֶת ־ נַחֲלָתִי גְּאַל ־ לְךָ אַתָּה אֶת ־ גְּאֻלָּתִי כִּי לֹא ־ אוּכַל לִגְאֹֽל ׃

8וַיֹּאמֶר הַגֹּאֵל לְבֹעַז קְנֵה ־ לָךְ וַיִּשְׁלֹף נַעֲלֽוֹ ׃

Read all of Ruth 4

Cross References

Deuteronomy 25:9וְנִגְּשָׁה יְבִמְתּוֹ אֵלָיו לְעֵינֵי הַזְּקֵנִים וְחָלְצָה נַעֲלוֹ מֵעַל רַגְלוֹ וְיָרְקָה בְּפָנָיו וְעָֽנְתָה וְאָמְרָה כָּכָה יֵעָשֶׂה לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא ־ יִבְנֶה אֶת ־ בֵּית אָחִֽיו ׃

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:2-9

Ruth Refused by Her Kinsman. ( b. c. 1312.) 1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, 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. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: 4 And I thought to… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Ruth 4:7