Then he said to the close relative, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, sold the piece of land (A)which belonged to our brother Elimelech. And I thought to [a]inform you, saying, (B)‘Buy it back (C)in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if [b]you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; (D)for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.’ ”

And he said, “I will redeem it.

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, (E)to [c]perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:4 Lit. uncover your ear
  2. Ruth 4:4 So with many Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT he
  3. Ruth 4:5 Lit. raise up

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