Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 2063 [e] וְזֹאת֩ wə-zōṯ Now this [was the custom] Conj-w | Pro-fs 6440 [e] לְפָנִ֨ים lə-p̄ā-nîm in former times Prep-l | N-mp 3478 [e] בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל bə-yiś-rā-’êl in Israel Prep-b | N-proper-ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- concerning Prep 1353 [e] הַגְּאוּלָּ֤ה hag-gə-’ūl-lāh redeeming Art | N-fs 5921 [e] וְעַל־ wə-‘al- and Conj-w | Prep 8545 [e] הַתְּמוּרָה֙ hat-tə-mū-rāh exchanging Art | N-fs 6965 [e] לְקַיֵּ֣ם lə-qay-yêm to confirm Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 1697 [e] דָּבָ֔ר dā-ḇār, anything N-ms 8025 [e] שָׁלַ֥ף šā-lap̄ took off V-Qal-Perf-3ms 376 [e] אִ֛ישׁ ’îš one man N-ms 5275 [e] נַעֲל֖וֹ na-‘ă-lōw his sandal N-fsc | 3ms 5414 [e] וְנָתַ֣ן wə-nā-ṯan and gave [it] Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 7453 [e] לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ lə-rê-‘ê-hū; to the other Prep-l | N-msc | 3ms 2063 [e] וְזֹ֥את wə-zōṯ and this [was] Conj-w | Pro-fs 8584 [e] הַתְּעוּדָ֖ה hat-tə-‘ū-ḏāh a confirmation Art | N-fs 3478 [e] בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ bə-yiś-rā-’êl. in Israel Prep-b | N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel.

King James Bible
Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At an earlier period in Israel, a man removed his sandal and gave it to the other party in order to make any matter legally binding concerning the right of redemption or the exchange of property. This was the method of legally binding a transaction in Israel.

a man plucked off. This custom does not refer to the law about refusing to marry a brother's widow, but was usual in the transfer of inheritances: for this relative was not a brother, but simply a kinsman; and the shoe was not pulled off by Ruth, but by the kinsman himself. The Targumist, instead of {his shoe}, renders `his right hand glove,' it probably being the custom, in his time, to give that instead of a shoe. Jarchi says, `When we purchase any thing new, it is customary to give, instead of a shoe, a handkerchief or veil.'

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