Fearing that he might ruin his own inheritance, the next of kin forfeits his right of repurchase saying: “I am not able to do the repurchasing. ” ​ — Ruth 4: 5, 6. According to custom, the man refusing to repurchase had to draw his sandal off and give it to his fellow.
იმის შიშით, რომ საკუთარ სამკვიდრებელს დააქცევს, ეს კაცი უარს აცხადებს გამოსყიდვაზე.