RUTH 4:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “You buy it yourself,” the relative said and he took off one of his sandals and gave it to Boaz.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀγχιστεὺς τῷ Βοὸζ, κτῆσαι σεαυτῷ τὴν ἀγχιστείαν μου· καὶ ὑπελύσατο τὸ ὑπόδημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ.
(Kai eipen ho agⱪisteus tōi Booz, ktaʸsai seautōi taʸn agⱪisteian mou; kai hupelusato to hupodaʸma autou, kai edōken autōi. )

BrTr And the kinsman said to Booz, Buy my right for thyself: and he took off his shoe and gave it to him.

ULT So the kinsman-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” and he took off his sandal.

UST So after the relative said to Boaz, “You buy the field yourself,” he took off one of his sandals and gave it to Boaz.

OEB So when the near relative said to Boaz, ‘Buy it for yourself,’ Boaz drew off the man’s sandal.

WEBBE So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” then he took off his sandal.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So the guardian said to Boaz, “You may acquire it,” and he removed his sandal.

LSV And the redeemer says to Boaz, “Buy [it] for yourself,” and draws off his sandal.

FBV So the family redeemer took off his sandal and told Boaz, “You buy it.”

T4T So that close relative said to Boaz, “You buy the field yourself!” And he took off one of his sandals and gave it to Boaz.

LEB So the redeemer said to Boaz, “Acquire it for yourself,” and he removed his sandal.

BBE So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.

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JPS So the near kinsman said unto Boaz: 'Buy it for thyself.' And he drew off his shoe.

ASV So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.

DRA So Booz said to his kinsman: Put off thy shoe. And immediately he took it off from his foot.

YLT And the redeemer saith to Boaz, 'Buy [it] for thyself,' and draweth off his sandal.

Drby And he that had the right of redemption said to Boaz, Buy for thyself; and he drew off his sandal.

RV So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.
(So the near kinsman/relative said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself/yourself. And he drew off his shoe. )

SLT And the blood relative will say to Boaz, Buy for thee. And he will draw off his shoe.

Wbstr Therefore the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for thyself. So he drew off his shoe.

KJB-1769 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
(Therefore the kinsman/relative said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee/you. So he drew off his shoe. )

KJB-1611 Therfore the kinseman said vnto Boaz, Buy it for thee: so he drew off his shooe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Therfore the kinsman sayde to Booz, Bye it thou: and so drue of his shoe.
(Therefore the kinsman/relative said to Booz, Bye it thou: and so drew of his shoe.)

Gnva Therefore the kinsman sayd to Boas, Buy it for thee: and he drew off his shooe.
(Therefore the kinsman/relative said to Boas, Buy it for thee/you: and he drew off his shoe. )

Cvdl And the nye kynsman sayde vnto Boos: Bye thou it, & he put of his shue.
(And the nigh/near kinsman/relative said unto Boos: Bye thou/you it, and he put of his shoe.)

Wycl Therfor Booz seide to his kynesman, Take the scho fro thee; `which scho he vnlaside anoon fro his foot.
(Therefore Booz said to his kinsman/relative, Take the scho from thee/you; which scho he unlaside anon/immediately from his foot.)

Luth Und der Erbe sprach zu Boas: Kaufe du es; und zog seinen Schuh aus.
(And the/of_the heritage spoke to/for Boas: Kaufe you(sg) it; and pulled his shoe out.)

ClVg Dixit ergo propinquo suo Booz: Tolle calceamentum tuum. Quod statim solvit de pede suo.[fn]
(He/She_said therefore close_by his_own Booz: Tolle shoe/sandal your(sg). That immediately pays from/about foot his_own. )

4.8 Solvere. Calceamentum velamen est mysteriorum. Lex vero de pede suo calceamentum solvit, et Christo dedit, quia sacramenta per magistros populi manifestare non potuit, sed Christo hoc faciendum reservavit. Joannes ergo non sibi, sed Christo calceamentum vindicavit, quia soli Christo sponsam competere intellexit; unde ait: Non sum dignus solvere corrigiam calceamenti ejus

4.8 Solvere. Calceamentum velamen it_is mysteryrum. Law indeed/however from/about foot his_own shoe/sandal pays, and to_Christ/Messiah he_gave, because sacraments through magistros of_the_people obviousre not/no could, but to_Christ/Messiah this to_be_done reservavit. Yoannes therefore not/no to_himself, but to_Christ/Messiah shoe/sandal vindicavit, because alone to_Christ/Messiah bride competere understood; from_where/who he_said: Not/No I_am worthy to_solve I_will_correct_you calceamenti his

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–12: Boaz assumed responsibility for Ruth

In this final chapter of the book, Ruth received the reward for her loyalty to Naomi.

Boaz is in focus in the first twelve verses. He met with the other close relative in the presence of many witnesses to discuss the entire situation. The other relative did not want to buy Elimelech’s property that Naomi was selling, if the arrangement also meant that he had to marry Ruth. So Boaz said that he would act as the redeemer himself.

In section 4:13–17, Boaz and Ruth were married, and the LORD soon gave them a son. The women in Bethlehem named the son Obed and rejoiced that Naomi now had a “son” to carry on her family line and care for her in her old age. So both Naomi and Ruth were going to be cared for, and the women went from “emptiness” to “fullness.”

Section 4:18–22 concludes the book with a genealogy that lists of the family line of Perez, who was a son of Judah and grandson of Jacob (who is also called Israel). The family line is listed from Perez through Obed to King David.

Here are some other examples of section headings for 4:1–12:

Boaz Redeems Ruth (ESV)

Boaz Settles the Matter (NET)

Structure:

Some commentaries divide this section into four scenes:NICOT, Sakenfield, Cornerstone, and Sakenfield. These divide the scenes in at least two different ways.

4:1–2 Introduction: Boaz Convenes a Legal Assembly
4:3–8 Boaz Obtains the Rights of Redemption
4:9–10 Boaz Formalizes the Agreement
4:11–12 Witnessing and Blessing

One commentary divides this section into three scenes.Block (pages 203–204).

4:1–2 setting the stage for the legal drama
4:3–8 report of the legal drama
4:9–12 significance of legal drama

You may divide the paragraphs in these scenes in whatever way best fits the structure of your language.

Paragraph 4:7–8

This paragraph describes the sandal ceremony that finalized the redemption of property.

4:8

After the author explained the custom in 4:7, he continued the main story in 4:8.

4:8a

So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal

Therefore, the closer relative pulled off his sandal
So the closer relative took off his own sandal

So: This word introduces the result of the custom. You can also translate it as “Then.”

the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal: There is a textual difference here:

The Hebrew text ends with the word sandal: For example:
he took off his sandal (NRSV) (BSB, ESV, GW, KJV, NABRE, NASB, NCV, NET, NIV NJB, NJPS, NLT, NRSV)
The Greek translation (LXX/Septuagint) has the additional words “and gave it to Boaz.” For example:
he took off one of his sandals and handed it to Boaz (CEV)
he drew off his sandal and handed it over (REB) (CEV, GNT, REB)

The Notes will follow interpretation (1). The words “and handed it to Boaz" were not in the original text of Ruth but were added later. However, 4:7c specifies that one man handed the sandal to the other. So if it is clearer in your language to complete the action, you may follow one of the versions listed under interpretation (2).UBS (page 69).

4:8b

and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.”

and said to Boaz, “You should buy it for yourself.”
and told Boaz to buy it himself.

Here are some other ways to introduce this verse:

So when the man said to Boaz (GNT)

Then the man said…

and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.”: The command Buy it for yourself has almost the same meaning as “Take my right of redemption” in 4:6c. But here the more general word Buy is used.

The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as Buy is a command. However, the other redeemer was giving Boaz permission to buy it rather than saying that he must buy it. So in many languages, it may be better to use a more polite expression. For example:

You may buy it yourself.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יֹּ֧אמֶר הַ⁠גֹּאֵ֛ל לְ⁠בֹ֖עַז קְנֵה־לָ֑⁠ךְ וַ⁠יִּשְׁלֹ֖ף נַעֲלֽ⁠וֹ

and=he/it_said the,kinsman-redeemer to,Boaz buy to/for=you(fs) and,he_drew_off sandal_of,his

The events of the story start again here after the background information of verse 7. Use your language’s way of starting to tell the events of the story again.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וַ⁠יֹּ֧אמֶר הַ⁠גֹּאֵ֛ל לְ⁠בֹ֖עַז קְנֵה־לָ֑⁠ךְ וַ⁠יִּשְׁלֹ֖ף נַעֲלֽ⁠וֹ

and=he/it_said the,kinsman-redeemer to,Boaz buy to/for=you(fs) and,he_drew_off sandal_of,his

The word So at the beginning of this verse indicates that this event happened because of the custom described in the previous verse. If it would be clearer in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: [So the kinsman-redeemer took off his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself”]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּשְׁלֹ֖ף נַעֲלֽ⁠וֹ

and,he_drew_off sandal_of,his

The writer assumes that his readers will understand that the kinsman-redeemer gave the sandal to Boaz. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. See the UST.

Parallel RUTH 4:8

Section 4:1–12: Boaz assumed responsibility for Ruth

Paragraph 4:7–8

4:8

4:8a

4:8b

The Setting of Ruth