unfoldingWord_en_tn/rut/04/05.md

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On the day that you buy ... you must also

Boaz uses this expression to inform his relative of the additional responsibility he will have if he buys the land.

from the hand of Naomi

Here the word "hand" represents Naomi, who owns the field. Alternate translation: "from Naomi" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

you must also take Ruth

"you must also marry Ruth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

Ruth ... the widow of a dead man

"Ruth ... the widow of Elimelek's son"

to raise up the name of the dead

"that she may have a son to inherit the property and carry on the name of her dead husband"