Contradiction with Numbers 27:8
This verse discusses inheritance laws that prioritize blood relatives, while Ruth 4:8 highlights a transaction involving a non-blood-relative for inheritance purposes.
Numbers 27:8: And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 25:5
This verse mandates that a brother of the deceased must marry the widow to maintain the family line, but Ruth 4:8 shows another relative stepping in due to the brother's absence.
Deuteronomy 25:5: If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. [her husband's...: or, her next kinsman]
Contradiction with Leviticus 25:23
This verse states that land must not be sold permanently because it belongs to God, conflicting with the concept of land redemption in Ruth 4:8 for the purpose of maintaining family inheritance.
Leviticus 25:23: The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land [is] mine; for ye [are] strangers and sojourners with me. [for ever: or, to be quite cut off: Heb. for cutting off]