Ruth 4:7-12
7Now this was athe custom in former times in Israel concerning the right of redemption and the exchange of land to establish any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel. 8So the kinsman redeemer said to Boaz, “Acquire this for yourself.” And he removed his sandal. 9Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi. 10“And also, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the one who had died, on behalf of his inheritance, so athat the name of the one who had died will not be cut off from his brothers or from the gate of his birth place; you are witnesses today.” 11And all the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into your home to be alike Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel, and so you shall 1achieve 2excellence in Ephrathah and shall 3proclaim your name in Bethlehem. 12“Moreover, may your house be like the house of aPerez whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the seed which Yahweh will grant you by this young woman.”