Cross References He answered: I yield up my right of next akin: for I must not cut off the posterity of my own family. Do thou make use of my privilege, which I profess I do willingly forego. Leviticus 25:25 If thy brother being impoverished sell his little possession, and his kinsman will: he may redeem what he had sold. Deuteronomy 25:7 But if he will not take his brother's wife, who by law belongeth to him, the woman shall go to the gate of the city, and call upon the ancients, and say: My husband's brother refuseth to raise up his brother's name in Israel: and will not take me to wife. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He answered: I yield up my right of next akin: for I must not cut off the posterity of my own family. Do thou make use of my privilege, which I profess I do willingly forego. Context Boaz Redeems Ruth…5And Booz said to him: When thou shalt buy the field at the woman's hand, thou must take also Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of the deceased: to raise up the name of thy kinsman in his inheritance. 6He answered: I yield up my right of next akin: for I must not cut off the posterity of my own family. Do thou make use of my privilege, which I profess I do willingly forego.7Now this in former times was the manner in Israel between kinsmen, that if at any time one yielded his right to another: that the grant might be sure, the man put off his shoe and gave it to his neighbour; this was a testimony of cession of right in Israel.… Lexicon The kinsman-redeemerהַגֹּאֵ֗ל (hag·gō·’êl) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman replied, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “I cannot לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no redeem it myself, לִגְאָל־ (liḡ·’āl-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman or פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest I would jeopardize אַשְׁחִ֖ית (’aš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin my own inheritance. נַחֲלָתִ֑י (na·ḥă·lā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion Take my right of redemption, גְּאֻלָּתִ֔י (gə·’ul·lā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1353: Redemption, relationship because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction I cannot לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no redeem it.” לִגְאֹֽל׃ (liḡ·’ōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman Additional Translations 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.”And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance: redeem you my right to yourself; for I cannot redeem it. And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: take thou my right of redemption on thee; for I cannot redeem it. And the kinsman said, I shall not be able to redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance; do thou redeem my right for thyself, for I shall not be able to redeem it. And he that had the right of redemption said, I cannot redeem [it] for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance. Redeem thou for thyself what I should redeem, for I cannot redeem [it]. And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: take thou my right of redemption on thee; for I cannot redeem it. And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it. The near kinsman said, "I can't redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can't redeem it." And the redeemer saith, 'I am not able to redeem it for myself, lest I destroy mine inheritance; redeem for thyself -- thou -- my right of redemption, for I am not able to redeem.' 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