Jos 5:15, Rut 4:7 | ESV | STEP | And the commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua , Take off your sandals from your feet , for the place where you are standing is holy . And Joshua did so.

Joshua 5:15

15 And the commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, ^a“Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Ruth 4:7

7 ^bNow this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel.