Ruth 4:8
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So Booz said to his kinsman: Put off thy shoe. And immediately he took it off from his foot.

Deuteronomy 25:9
The woman shall come to him before the ancients, and shall take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and say: So shall it be done to the man that will not build up his brother's house:

Ruth 4:7
Now this in former times was the manner in Israel between kinsmen, that if at any time one yielded his right to another: that the grant might be sure, the man put off his shoe and gave it to his neighbour; this was a testimony of cession of right in Israel.

Ruth 4:9
And he said to the ancients, and to all the people: You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and Chelion's, and Mahalon's, of the hand of Noemi:

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

Context
Boaz Redeems Ruth
7Now this in former times was the manner in Israel between kinsmen, that if at any time one yielded his right to another: that the grant might be sure, the man put off his shoe and gave it to his neighbour; this was a testimony of cession of right in Israel. 8So Booz said to his kinsman: Put off thy shoe. And immediately he took it off from his foot.9And he said to the ancients, and to all the people: You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and Chelion's, and Mahalon's, of the hand of Noemi:…
Lexicon
So the kinsman-redeemer
הַגֹּאֵ֛ל (hag·gō·’êl)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

removed
וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף (way·yiš·lōp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8025: To pull out, up, off

his sandal
נַעֲלֽוֹ׃ (na·‘ă·lōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5275: A sandal tongue, a sandal, slipper

and said
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to Boaz,
לְבֹ֖עַז (lə·ḇō·‘az)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

“Buy [it]
קְנֵה־ (qə·nêh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

for yourself.”
לָ֑ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.”Therefore the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for you. So he drew off his shoe.

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

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

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

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

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

So the near kinsman said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." He took off his shoe.

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