1So Boaz rolled up to the gate, plopped down, and boom, the dude he was talking about showed up. He was like, "Yo, come chill here." And the guy turned and sat down, no cap.

2He grabbed ten of the city’s OGs and said, "Take a seat, fam." And they sat down, vibing.

3Boaz told the dude, "Naomi's back from Moab and she’s selling some land that used to belong to our bro Elimelech."

4"I wanted to let you know, buy it before everyone else and the elders. If you wanna redeem it, go for it; if not, just tell me, so I know. You're the only one who can redeem it, and I’m next in line." The guy was like, "Bet, I’ll redeem it."

5Then Boaz said, "When you buy the land from Naomi, you also gotta snag Ruth, the Moabite, the wife of the deceased, to keep his name alive in his fam."

6The dude replied, "Nah, I can’t redeem it for myself, or I’ll mess up my own inheritance. Just take my right for yourself; I can’t do it."

7Back in the day in Israel, this was how they did stuff: a man would take off his shoe and give it to his neighbor as proof. That was the vibe.

8So the guy told Boaz, "Just buy it for yourself." And he took off his shoe, periodt.

9Boaz said to the elders and everyone around, "You’re all witnesses today that I bought everything that belonged to Elimelech, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from Naomi."

10Plus, I got Ruth, the Moabite, Mahlon’s wife, to be my wifey, to keep the name of the dead alive in his inheritance, so his name doesn’t get lost among his peeps. You all are witnesses today.

11The people in the gate and the elders were like, "We’re witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who comes into your house like Rachel and Leah, who built up Israel. Do your thing in Ephratah and be famous in Bethlehem, fr."

12"And may your house be like Pharez’s house, whom Tamar had for Judah, from the seed the Lord gives you through this young woman."

13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wifey. When he went in to her, the Lord blessed her with a baby, and she gave birth to a son.

14The women were like, "Bless up, Naomi! The Lord didn’t leave you without a kinsman today, and his name’s gonna be famous in Israel."

15"He’s gonna be a restorer of your life and a vibe for your old age, 'cause your daughter-in-law, who loves you more than seven sons, gave birth to him."

16Naomi took the baby, laid him in her arms, and became his nurse, big mood.

17The neighbor ladies named him, saying, "A son’s been born to Naomi!" They called him Obed; he’s the father of Jesse, who’s the father of David.

18These are the generations of Pharez: Pharez had Hezron, that’s lit.

19Hezron had Ram, and Ram had Amminadab, no cap.

20Amminadab had Nahshon, and Nahshon had Salmon, big yikes.

21Salmon had Boaz, and Boaz had Obed, fr.

22Obed had Jesse, and Jesse had David, that’s a whole legacy.

1Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

3And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:

4And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.

5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

6And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.

7Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.

8Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.

9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.

10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.

11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:

12And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.

13So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.

14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.

15And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.

16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

17And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

18Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.