Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.
WEB
So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.”
YLT
And the redeemer saith to Boaz, `Buy it for thyself,' and draweth off his sandal.
DBT
And he that had the right of redemption said to Boaz, Buy for thyself; and he drew off his sandal.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentRuth — A Moabite widow's loyalty to her Israelite mother-in-law during the days of the judges. Four chapters, four acts, chiastically arranged — emptying and filling, gleaning and threshing floor, gate and genealogy into David.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel
- Date
- Events in the days of the judges (1:1); compilation likely in the Davidic period (given the closing genealogy)