Imamat 25:29

Release of Houses

25:29 “‘If a man sells a residential house in a walled city, ¹  its right of redemption must extend ²  until one full year from its sale; ³  its right of redemption must extend to a full calendar year. ⁴ 

Imamat 25:48

25:48 after he has sold himself he retains a right of redemption. ⁵  One of his brothers may redeem him,

Rut 4:7

4:7 (Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel: ⁶  A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party. ⁷  This was a legally binding act ⁸  in Israel.)

[25:29]  ¹ tn Heb “a house of a residence of a walled city.”

[25:29]  ² tn Heb “shall be.”

[25:29]  ³ tn Heb “of its sale.”

[25:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “days its right of redemption shall be” (see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 176).

[25:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “right of redemption shall be to him.”

[4:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “and this formerly in Israel concerning redemption and concerning a transfer to ratify every matter.”

[4:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “a man removed his sandal and gave [it] to his companion”; NASB “gave it to another”; NIV, NRSV, CEV “to the other.”

[4:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “the legal witness”; KJV “a testimony”; ASV, NASB “the manner (form NAB) of attestation.”