Hebrew Interlinear

Ruth 4:8 Interlinear

said Therefore the kinsman unto Boaz Buy it for thee So he drew off his shoe

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֧אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2הַגֹּאֵ֛לH1350Therefore the kinsmanto redeem (according to the middle eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his wido
3לְבֹ֖עַזH1162unto Boazboaz, the ancestor of david; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple
4קְנֵהH7069Buyto erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
5לָ֑ךְH0
6וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ףH8025it for thee So he drew offto pull out, up or off
7נַֽעֲלֽוֹ׃H5275his shoeproperly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)

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