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Ruth 4:6 KJV
Ruth · chapter 4 · verse 6
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.Ruth 4:6 · King James Version
Ruth 4:6 in context
4And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
6And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
7Now 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.
8Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- inheritancenachălâhproperly, something inheritedH5159 →
- kinsmangâʼalto be the next of kinH1350 →
- cannotyâkôlto be able, literally or morallyH3201 →
- rightgᵉʼullâhredemptionH1353 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- marshâchathto decayH7843 →
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Here, 1. Boaz calls a court immediately. It is probable he was himself one of the elders (or aldermen) of the city; for he was a mighty man of wealth. Perhaps he was father of the city, and sat chief; for he seems here to have gone up to the gate as one having authority, and not as a common person;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8