Font Size
Ruth 4:6-8
Good News Translation
Ruth 4:6-8
Good News Translation
6 The man answered, “In that case I will give up my right to buy the field, because it would mean that my own children would not inherit it. You buy it; I would rather not.”
7 (A)Now in those days, to settle a sale or an exchange of property, it was the custom for the seller to take off his sandal and give it to the buyer. In this way the Israelites showed that the matter was settled.
8 So when the man said to Boaz, “You buy it,” he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.[a]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Ruth 4:8 One ancient translation and gave it to Boaz; Hebrew does not have these words.
Good News Translation (GNT)
Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. For more information about GNT, visit www.bibles.com and www.gnt.bible.
Bible Gateway Recommends
GNT 50th Anniversary Edition Bible
Our Price: $9.99
The Acts of the Apostles (GNT), Paper
Our Price: $11.24
GNT 50th Anniversary Edition Bible - Slightly Imperfect
Retail: $10.99
Our Price: $9.43
Save: $1.56 (14%)
Good News Bible, hardcover, black
Our Price: $14.24
GNT Pew Bible Catholic, Paper Over Board, Burgundy
Our Price: $17.80