⁹ his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, take off one of his sandals,^(A) spit in his face^(B) and say, “This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother’s family line.”

⁷ (Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption^(A) and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal^(B) and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions^(C) in Israel.)^(D)

⁸ So the guardian-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it yourself.” And he removed his sandal.^(A)