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This article will analyze the linguistic structure and function of the verb שָׁלַף (“to remove”), its usage in legal discourse, and the broader implications of the sandal-removal custom in Biblical Hebrew law. וְזֹאת֩ לְפָנִ֨ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל עַל־הַגְּאוּלָּ֤ה וְעַל־הַתְּמוּרָה֙ לְקַיֵּ֣ם כָּל־דָּבָ֔ר שָׁלַ֥ף אִ֛ישׁ נַעֲלֹ֖ו וְנָתַ֣ן לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ וְזֹ֥את הַתְּעוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Ruth 4:7) Now this was formerly the custom in Israel concerning redemption and exchange, to confirm every matter: a man would remove his sandal and give it to his neighbor, and this was the attestation in Israel.… Learn Hebrew