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Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, ^(C1)the redeemer of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, "Come over here, ^(F1)friend, sit down here." And he came over and sat down.

Then he took ten men of the ^(C1)elders of the city and said, "Sit down here." So they sat down.

And he said to the redeemer, "Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, has to sell the plot of land ^(C1)which belonged to our brother Elimelech.

"So I thought that I would ^(F1)inform you, saying, '^(C1)Buy it before those who are sitting here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if ^(F2)not, tell me so that I may know; for ^(C2)there is no one except you to redeem it, and I am after you.'" And he said, "I will redeem it."

Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order ^(C1)to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance."

Then ^(C1)the redeemer said, "I cannot redeem it for myself, otherwise I would ^(F1)jeopardize my own inheritance. Redeem it for yourself; you may have my right of redemption, since I cannot redeem it."