The Kinsman Redeemer

The next day, Boaz promptly went to the gate and asked this other relative whether he would redeem Naomi's property, as her closest relative (4:3-4). He promptly said, "Yes, I will redeem it." But Boaz reminded him that he would also have to marry Ruth and raise up sons in the name of her dead husband. When he heard this, he withdrew his offer and said he could not do that, since her sons would later claim an inheritance along with his sons, and he