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be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 1830 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיֹּ֧אמֶר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyomer_559.htm" title="vai·Yo·mer: said -- Occurrence 786 of 1948.">way-yō-mer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Therefore said</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1350: 1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer <BR> 1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance <BR> 1a2) to redeem (by payment) <BR> 1a3) to redeem (with God as subject) <BR> 1a3a) individuals from death <BR> 1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage <BR> 1a3c) Israel from exile <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to redeem oneself <BR> 1b2) to be redeemed">1350</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1350 -- Occurrence 59 of 105">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַגֹּאֵ֛ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haggoel_1350.htm" title="hag·go·'El: the closest -- Occurrence 4 of 5.">hag-gō-’êl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the kinsman-redeemer</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1162.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1162: Boaz = 'fleetness'<BR> 1) ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi<BR> 2) name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple">1162</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1162.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1162 -- Occurrence 16 of 24">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְבֹ֖עַז<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/levoaz_1162.htm" title="le·Vo·'az: to Boaz -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">lə-ḇō-‘az</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to Boaz</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Prep-l | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7069: 1) to get, acquire, create, buy, possess <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to get, acquire, obtain <BR> 1a1a) of God originating, creating, redeeming His people <BR> 1a1a1) possessor <BR> 1a1b) of Eve acquiring <BR> 1a1c) of acquiring knowledge, wisdom <BR> 1a2) to buy <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be bought <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to possess">7069</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7069 -- Occurrence 30 of 85">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">קְנֵה־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/keneh_7069.htm" title="ke·neh-: Buy -- Occurrence 3 of 12.">qə-nêh-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Buy [it]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular">V-Qal-Imp-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָ֑ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="Lach;">lāḵ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for yourself</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: second person feminine singular">Prep | 2fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8025.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8025: 1) to draw out or off, take off <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to draw out <BR> 1a2) to draw off <BR> 1a3) to shoot up, draw out (of blade of grass on roof)">8025</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8025.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8025 -- Occurrence 15 of 25">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyishlof_8025.htm" title="vai·yish·Lof: removed -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">way-yiš-lōp̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">so he took off</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5275.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5275: 1) sandal, shoe">5275</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5275.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5275 -- Occurrence 11 of 22">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נַעֲלֽוֹ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/naalo_5275.htm" title="na·'a·Lo.: his sandal -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">na-‘ă-lōw.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">his sandal</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-fsc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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title="le·vo·'az: to Boaz -- 1162: quickness,' an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple">לְבֹ֖עַז</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7069.htm" title="ke·neh-: Buy -- 7069: to get, acquire">קְנֵה־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="lach;">לָ֑ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8025.htm" title="vai·yish·lof: removed -- 8025: to draw out or off">וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5275.htm" title="na·'a·lov.: his sandal -- 5275: a sandal, shoe">נַעֲלֹֽו׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/ruth/4.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1350.htm" title="ga'al (gaw-al') -- X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase">Therefore the kinsman</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1162.htm" title="Bo'az (bo'-az) -- Boaz">unto Boaz</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7069.htm" title="qanah (kaw-naw') -- attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover">Buy</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8025.htm" title="shalaph (saw-laf') -- draw (off), grow up, pluck off">it for thee So he drew off</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5275.htm" title="na'al (nah'-al) -- dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s)">his shoe</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/ruth/4.htm">רות 4:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַגֹּאֵ֛ל לְבֹ֖עַז קְנֵה־לָ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף נַעֲלֹֽו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/ruth/4.htm">רות 4:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר הגאל לבעז קנה־לך וישלף נעלו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/ruth/4.htm">רות 4:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויאמר הגאל לבעז קנה־לך וישלף נעלו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/ruth/4.htm">רות 4:8 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר הגאל לבעז קנה לך וישלף נעלו׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/ruth/4-8.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/4.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the closest relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he removed his sandal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy <i>it</i> for thee. So he drew off his shoe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, "Buy back the property yourself." <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8</a> • <a href="/niv/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/ruth/4-8.htm">Ruth 4:8 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ruth/4-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 4:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ruth/4-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 4:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>