Ruth 4:6
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And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”
In other translations
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַגֹּאֵלhago'elthe kinsman-redeemerH1350לֹאlo'notH3808אוּכַל'ukhalI am ableH3201לִגְאָלlig'ol-to redeem [it]H1350לִיlifor <the> myselfפֶּן־pen-lestH6435אַשְׁחִית'ashchitI should ruinH7843אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נַחֲלָתִיnachalatiown inheritance myH5159גְּאַל־ge'al-redeemH1350לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfאַתָּה'atahyouH859אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853גְּאֻלָּתִיge'ulatiright of redemption myH1353כִּיkiforH3588לֹא־lo'-notH3808אוּכַל'ukhalI am ableH3201לִגְאֹל׃lig'olto redeem [it]H1350
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Leviticus 25:25If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
- Ruth 3:13Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning.Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
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