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Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ruth 4:8 word 1

הַגֹּאֵ֛לha.go.'Elthe kinsman-redeemer

Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to redeem: redeem

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 48:16, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1350A; TAHOT Ruth 4:8 word 2

לְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azto Boaz

Lemma: בֹּ֫עַז (bo.az) · Strong's: H1162G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Boaz

Used 23 times. Also: Ruth 2:1, Ruth 2:3, Ruth 2:4, Ruth 2:5, Ruth 2:8, Ruth 2:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1162G; TAHOT Ruth 4:8 word 3

קְנֵה\־ke.neh-acquire [it]

Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to buy

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Ruth 4:8 word 4

וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ףvai.yish.Lofand he took off

Lemma: שָׁלַף (sha.laph) · Strong's: H8025

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to draw

Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 22:23, Numbers 22:31, Joshua 5:13, Judges 3:22, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8025; TAHOT Ruth 4:8 word 5

נַעֲלֽוֹ\׃na.'a.Losandal his

Lemma: נַ֫עַל (na.al) · Strong's: H5275

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sandal

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:11, Deuteronomy 25:9, Deuteronomy 25:10, Deuteronomy 29:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5275; TAHOT Ruth 4:8 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So the kinsman-redeemer	→	גָּאַל H1350A to redeem: redeem
removed	→	שָׁלַף H8025 to draw
his sandal	→	נַ֫עַל H5275 sandal
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to Boaz	→	בֹּ֫עַז H1162G Boaz
Buy [it]	→	קָנָה H7069 to buy
for yourself	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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