Ruth 4:6-8

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁶ Then the redeemer said, “I am not able to redeem it for myself, or I would ruin my inheritance. You acquire for yourself my right of redemption, because I am not able to redeem it.”

⁷ (In Israel this used to be the custom regarding the transfer of the right of redemption: To confirm every transfer, one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other party. This was the way of ratifying a transfer in Israel.)

⁸ So the redeemer said to Boaz, “Acquire it for yourself!” Then he took off his sandal.