Ruth 4:7
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Work: Ruth
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KJV with Apocrypha
Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
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- eBible.org KJV + Apocrypha
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- KJV public-domain source; jurisdiction-specific notices apply
- Reading language
- English
- Completeness
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