And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
There is none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee - (see the note at Deuteronomy 25:5-10.) The redemption of the land, of course, involved a marriage with Ruth, the widow of the former owner.