Imamat 25:25

25:25 “‘If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold. ¹ 

Rut 3:13

3:13 Remain here tonight. Then in the morning, if he agrees to marry you, ²  fine, ³  let him do so. ⁴  But if he does not want to do so, I promise, as surely as the Lord lives, to marry you. ⁵  Sleep here until morning.” ⁶ 

[25:25]  ¹ tn Heb “the sale of his brother.”

[3:13]  ² tn Heb “if he redeems you”; NIV “if he wants to redeem”; NRSV “if he will act as next-of-kin for you.” The verb גֹּאֵל (go’el) here refers generally to fulfilling his responsibilities as a guardian of the family interests. In this case it specifically entails marrying Ruth.

[3:13]  ³ tn Or “good” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “well and good.”

[3:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “let him redeem” (so NIV); NLT “then let him marry you.”

[3:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “but if he does not want to redeem you, then I will redeem you, I, [as] the Lord lives” (NASB similar).

[3:13]  ⁶ sn Sleep here. Perhaps Boaz tells her to remain at the threshing floor because he is afraid she might be hurt wandering back home in the dark. See Song 5:7 and R. L. Hubbard, Jr., Ruth (NICOT), 218.