Ruth

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NASB	Ruth 4:1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, "Turn aside, friend, sit down here." And he turned aside and sat down.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Ruth 4:1 Then Boaz went up to the city gate [where business and legal matters were settled] and sat down, and then the close relative (redeemer) of whom Boaz had spoken came by. He said to him, "Come over here, friend, and sit down." So he came and sat down.

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Bible Question: How does Jewish tradition shed light on the "Kinsman redeamer?"

Bible Answer: The account of Ruth who lost her husband, a Jew, in Moab is a good example of how the jewish tradition practise the "Kinsman Redeemer". Ruth, a moabite, followed her mother in law, Naomi, to the land of Israel after the later lost her two sons and husband. Although Boaz, a wealthy man was a kinsman to Elimelech, the husband to Naomi and father-in-law to Ruth, he could not outrightly marry or inherit the possessions of his kinsman for there was one who was closer to Elimelech. To be able to redeem the possessions of Elimelech, he had to invite the one closer-kinsman to the gate with the elders as testifiers. The closer kinsman had no interest in neither Elimelech's possesion nor his wife, Ruth and this he declared publicly at the gate before the elders. This was confirmed by both parties exchanging a pair of shoes. Having secured the consent of the closer one, Boaz redeemed Ruth and the parcel of land belonging to Elimelech. Thus Ruth became Boaz's wife and all other possessions of the dead became that of Boaz. Incidentally, this was the lineage from which our Lord Jesus Christ came to earth as man-child.