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Wycliffe Bible

Ruth 3:12

And Y forsake not, that Y am of nyy kyn, but another man is neer than Y;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Chastity;   Continence;   Courtship;   Threshing;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Widows;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Widow;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Boaz;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Goel;   Kinsman;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Avenger;   Economic Life;   Kinsman;   Levirate Law, Levirate Marriage;   Ruth;   Skirt;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for June 21;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Yes, it is true that I am a family redeemer, but there is a redeemer closer than I am.
Hebrew Names Version
Now it is true that I am a near kinsman; however there is a kinsman nearer than I.
King James Version
And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Lexham English Bible
Now truly I am a redeemer, but there is also a redeemer of a closer relationship than me.
English Standard Version
And now it is true that I am a redeemer. Yet there is a redeemer nearer than I.
New Century Version
It is true that I am a relative who is to take care of you, but you have a closer relative than I.
New English Translation
Now yes, it is true that I am a guardian, but there is another guardian who is a closer relative than I am.
Amplified Bible
"It is true that I am your close relative and redeemer; however, there is a relative closer [to you] than I.
New American Standard Bible
"But now, although it is true that I am a redeemer, yet there is also a redeemer more closely related than I.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And now, it is true that I am thy kinsman, howbeit there is a kinsman neerer then I.
Legacy Standard Bible
But now it is true I am a kinsman redeemer; however, there is a kinsman redeemer closer than I.
Contemporary English Version
It's true that I am one of the relatives who is supposed to take care of you, but there is someone who is an even closer relative.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now, it is true that I am a redeeming kinsman; but there is a redeemer who is a closer relative than I am.
Darby Translation
And now, truly I am one that has the right of redemption, yet there is one that has the right of redemption who is nearer than I.
Easy-to-Read Version
And it is true that I am a close relative. But there is a man who is a closer relative to you than I am.
George Lamsa Translation
And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; however, there is another kinsman nearer than I.
Good News Translation
It is true that I am a close relative and am responsible for you, but there is a man who is a closer relative than I am.
Literal Translation
And now, surely it is true that I am a kinsman redeemer. But there also is a redeemer nearer than I.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Trueth it is now, yt I am a nye kynsma, but there is one nyer then I.
American Standard Version
And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Bible in Basic English
Now it is true that I am a near relation: but there is a relation nearer than I.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it is true that I am of thy next kinne, howbeit there is one nier then I.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
King James Version (1611)
And now it is true, that I am thy neare kinseman: howbeit there is a kinseman nearer then I.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now I am truly akin to thee; nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer than I.
English Revised Version
And now it is true that I am a near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Berean Standard Bible
Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Young's Literal Translation
And now, surely, true, that I [am] a redeemer, but also there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Update Bible Version
And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Webster's Bible Translation
And now it is true that I [am thy] near kinsman: yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.
World English Bible
Now it is true that I am a near kinsman; however there is a kinsman nearer than I.
New King James Version
Now it is true that I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.
New Living Translation
But while it's true that I am one of your family redeemers, there is another man who is more closely related to you than I am.
New Life Bible
It is true that I am of your family. But there is one closer than I.
New Revised Standard
But now, though it is true that I am a near kinsman, there is another kinsman more closely related than I.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, now, although it is true that, a kinsman, am I, yet is there a kinsman nearer than I.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither do I deny myself to be near of kin, but there is another nearer than I.
Revised Standard Version
And now it is true that I am a near kinsman, yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now it is true I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.

Contextual Overview

6 And sche yede doun in to the corn floor, and dide alle thingis whiche hir modir in lawe comaundide to hir. 7 And whanne Booz hadde ete and drunke, and was maad gladere, and hadde go to slepe bisidis the `heep of handfuls, sche cam, and hidde hir silf; and whanne the cloth was vnhilid fro `hise feet, sche castide doun hir silf. 8 And lo! now at mydnyyt `the man dredde, and was troblid; and he siy a womman lyggynge at hise feet; 9 and he seide to hir, Who art thou? Sche answeride, Y am Ruth, thin handmayde; stretche forth thi cloth on thi seruauntesse, for thou art nyy of kyn. 10 And he seide, Douytir, thou art blessid of the Lord, and thou hast ouercome the formere mercy with the lattere; for thou `suedist not yonge men, pore ethir riche. 11 Therfor `nyle thou drede, but what euer thing thou schalt seie to me, Y schal do to thee; for al the puple that dwellith with ynne the yatis of my cytee woot, that thou art a womman of vertu. 12 And Y forsake not, that Y am of nyy kyn, but another man is neer than Y; 13 reste thou in this nyyt, and whanne the morewtid is maad, if he wole holde thee bi riyt of nyy kyn, the thing is wel doon; forsothe if he nyle, Y schal take thee with outen ony doute, the Lord lyueth, `that is, bi the Lord lyuynge; slepe thou til the morewtid.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there is: Ruth 4:1, Matthew 7:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:6

Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:25 - General Ruth 2:1 - kinsman Ruth 3:9 - a near kinsman Ruth 4:5 - to raise up

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
And the Lord God seide, It is not good that a man be aloone, make we to hym an help lijk to hym silf.
Genesis 2:20
And Adam clepide bi her names alle lyuynge thingis, and alle volatils, and alle vnresonable beestis of erthe. Forsothe to Adam was not foundun an helpere lijk hym.
Genesis 2:22
And the Lord God bildide the rib which he hadde take fro Adam in to a womman, and brouyte hir to Adam.
Genesis 3:13
And the Lord seide to the womman, Whi didist thou this thing? Which answerde, The serpent disseyued me, and Y eet.
Genesis 3:15
Y schal sette enemytees bitwixe thee and the womman, and bitwixe thi seed and hir seed; sche schal breke thin heed, and thou schalt sette aspies to hir heele.
Genesis 3:20
And Adam clepide the name of his wijf Eue, for sche was the moder of alle men lyuynge.
Genesis 3:21
And the Lord God made cootis of skynnys to Adam and Eue his wijf, and clothide hem; and seide, Lo!
Genesis 3:24
And God castide out Adam, and settide bifore paradis of lykyng cherubyn, and a swerd of flawme and turnynge aboute to kepe the weie of the tre of lijf.
Job 31:33
if Y as man hidde my synne, and helide my wickidnesse in my bosum;
Proverbs 19:3
The foli of a man disseyueth hise steppis; and he brenneth in his soule ayens God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now it is true, that I am thy near kinsman,.... Her husband and he being brothers' sons, so own cousins:

howbeit, there is a kinsman nearer than I, who was, the Jews say w, the brother of her husband's father, and so his uncle, which was a nearer relation than an own cousin.

w Midrash Ruth, ut supra. (31. 4. & 34. 2) Jarchi in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By “kinsman,” understand the גאל gā'al (Ruth 2:20 note).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ruth 3:12. There is a kinsman nearer than I. — It is very likely that Naomi was not acquainted with this circumstance. Some have supposed that there was a brother of Elimelech remaining, who was nearer than Boaz, who is supposed to have been only a nephew; the former, therefore, must have a prior right.


 
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