4:3 Then Boaz said to the guardian, 1 “Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling 2 the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.
1 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note on the phrase “guardian of the family interests” in 3:9.
2 tn The perfect form of the verb here describes as a simple fact an action that is underway (cf. NIV, NRSV, CEV, NLT); NAB “is putting up for sale.”