Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 4:8
Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy [it] for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
And therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, buy it for me,…. Which is repeated to show he gave his full consent to it, that he should make the purchase of it if he pleased, and which he confirmed by the following rite:
so he drew off his shoe; thereby signifying that he relinquished his right to the purchase of the estate, and ceded it to him; the Targum has it,
“and Boaz drew off the glove off his right hand, and bought it of him;”
and so Aben Ezra,
“and Boaz drew off his shoe, and gave it to his kinsman,”
as if this was some acknowledgment for yielding his right unto him; and about this there is a great dissension among the Jewish writers l; one says it was the shoe of Boaz that was plucked off; another says it was the shoe of the kinsman; which latter seems most correct: and it may be observed, that this custom is different from what is enjoined
De 25:6 there the woman was to pluck off the shoe of him that refused to marry her, but here the man plucked off his own shoe, who chose not to redeem; nor is there mention of spitting in his face; nor does it appear that Ruth did the one or the other; though Josephus m affirms it, and says, that she both plucked off his shoe, and spit in his face; neither of which are mentioned.
l Midrash Ruth, fol. 35. 2. m Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 4.)
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(8) Drew.The same word in the Hebrew as plucked in Rth. 4:7.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
‘ So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” And he drew off his shoe.’
Rth 4:7 explains why the near kinsman did what he did. He devolved on Boaz the right to act as kinsman redeemer and demonstrated the fact in front of witnesses by taking off his shoe, and no doubt handing it to Boaz. We are not told how much it was at that stage seen as an act of shame, as opposed to being just evidence of the transaction (Deu 25:9-10). But it does bring out that the law of Levirate marriage was still seen as being of great importance (which is why it is mentioned).
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Rth 4:8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy [it] for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Ver. 8. So he drew off his shoe. ] See Rth 4:7 . Answerable hereunto is that custom amongst us, of giving possession by turf and twig, by taking up a piece of earth and laying it upon the deed or writing, &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
drew = plucked.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Reciprocal: Deu 25:9 – loose his shoe Psa 108:9 – I cast