Ruth 4:6-8

New Century Version

⁶ The close relative answered, “I can’t buy back the land. If I did, I might harm what I can pass on to my own sons. I cannot buy the land back, so buy it yourself.”

⁷ Long ago in Israel when people traded or bought back something, one person took off his sandal and gave it to the other person. This was the proof of ownership in Israel.

⁸ So the close relative said to Boaz, “Buy the land yourself,” and he took off his sandal.