Ruth 4:4

disclose it See marg.; lit. the phrase means to draw aside the long hair covering the ear in order to whisper something; cf. 1 Samuel 9:15; 1 Samuel 20:2 and elsewhere in Samuel.

them that sit here appear to be all the peopleof Ruth 4:9; Ruth 4:11, as distinct from the elders.

If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it It was for the Go'el to decide whether he would buy the land or allow it to pass out of the family; Leviticus 25:25. A parallel case occurs in Jeremiah 32:7-9: Jeremiah's cousin, wishing to sell some family property, offers it first to the prophet as next of kin; the prophet exercises his right and buys in the estate.

but if thou wilt not redeem it See marg.; a slight correction required by the context.