## translationWords

* [[en:tw:Boaz]]
* [[en:tw:Israel]]
* [[en:tw:kin]]
* [[en:tw:redeem]]

## translationNotes

* **Now this was the custom...** - The writer of the book inserts an explanation of the custom for the readers.
* **from former times** - "from earlier times." This implies that the customs had changed from when the story took place until the book was written.
* **shoe** - "sandal"
* **his neighbor** - This refers to the person with whom he was making the agreement.