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Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech`s, and all that was Chilion`s and Mahlon`s, of the hand of Naomi.
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A Formal Legal Transaction
Commentators explain that Boaz's statement to the elders and the people was a formal, public, and legally binding act. By declaring that he had 'bought' all the property of Elimelech's family from Naomi, he was finalizing the transaction before official witnesses at the city gate, which served as the local courthouse.
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