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Ruth 3:12

Neither do I deny myself to be near of kin, but there is another nearer than I.

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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y forsake not, that Y am of nyy kyn, but another man is neer than Y;
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.
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 she went down to the barnfloor, and did all that her mother in law had bid her. 7 And when Booz had eaten, and drunk, and was merry, he went to sleep by the heap of sheaves, and she came softly, and uncovering his feet, laid herself down. 8 And behold, when it was now midnight the man was afraid, and troubled: and he saw a woman lying at his feet, 9 And he said to her: Who art thou? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman. 10 And he said: Blessed art thou of the Lord, my daughter, and thy latter kindness has surpassed the former: because thou hast not followed young men either poor or rich. 11 Fear not therefore, but whatsoever thou shalt say to me I will do to thee. For all the people that dwell within the gates of my city, know that thou art a virtuous woman. 12 Neither do I deny myself to be near of kin, but there is another nearer than I. 13 Rest thou this night: and when morning is come, if he will take thee by the right of kindred, all is well: but if he will not, I will undoubtedly take thee, so the Lord liveth: sleep till the morning.

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 said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.
Genesis 2:20
And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.
Genesis 2:22
And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.
Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said to the woman: Why hast thou done this? And she answered: The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:15
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.
Genesis 3:20
And Adam called the name of his wife Eve: because she was the mother of all the living.
Genesis 3:21
And the Lord God made for Adam and his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 3:24
And he cast out Adam: and placed before the paradise of pleasure Cherubims, and a flaming sword, turning every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Job 31:33
If as a man I have hid my sin, and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom.
Proverbs 19:3
The folly of a man supplanteth his steps: and he fretteth in his mind against 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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