⁶ At this, the guardian-redeemer said, “Then I cannot redeem^(A) it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.”^(B)

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

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