1. Meanwhile, Boaz had gone to the meeting place at the town gate and was sitting there when the other close relative came by. So Boaz invited him to come over and sit down, and he did.
2. Then Boaz got ten of the town leaders and also asked them to sit down. After they had sat down,
3. he said to the man:Naomi has come back from Moab and is selling the land that belonged to her husband Elimelech.
4. I am telling you about this, since you are his closest relative and have the right to buy the property. If you want it, you can buy it now. These ten men and the others standing here can be witnesses. But if you don't want the property, let me know, because I am next in line.The man replied, “I will buy it!”