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Ruth 4:7 NIV: (Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.)
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This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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 neighhour; this was a testimony of cession of right in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, for to confirm all things; a man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was the manner of attestation in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now this <i>was the manner</i> in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave <i>it</i> to his neighbour: and this <i>was</i> a testimony in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now this was [the custom] in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the [way of] attestation in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And this is formerly in Israel for redemption and for changing, to establish anything: a man hath drawn off his sandal, and given it to his neighbour, and this is the testimony in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ruth/4-7.htm">Ruth 4:7 Additional Translations ...</a></span></div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/4-7.htm">Ruth 4:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/4-7.htm">Ruth 4:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/4-7.htm">Ruth 4:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/4-7.htm">Ruth 4:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/nkjv/ruth/4-7.htm">Ruth 4:7 NKJV</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/4-7.htm">Ruth 4:7 KJV</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ruth/4-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 4:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ruth/4-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 4:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:8" /></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"><br><br><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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