en_tn/rut/04/07.md

translationWords

• en:tw:Boaz
• en:tw:Israel
• en:tw:kin
• en:tw:redeem

translationNotes

• Now this was the custom... - The writer of the book inserts an explanation of the custom for the readers.
• from former times - "from earlier times." This implies that the customs had changed from when the story took place until the book was written.
• shoe - "sandal"
• his neighbor - This refers to the person with whom he was making the agreement.