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Yet there is a redeemer nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And now it is true that I <i>am thy</i> near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now it is true that I <i>am</i> a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But now, although it is true that I am a redeemer, yet there is also a redeemer more closely related than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now it is true I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And now it is true I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But now it is true I am a <i>kinsman</i> redeemer; however, there is a <i>kinsman</i> redeemer closer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is true that I am your close relative <i>and</i> redeemer; however, there is a relative closer [to you] than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, it is true that I am a family redeemer, but there is a redeemer closer than I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, it is true that I am a family redeemer, but there is a redeemer closer than I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And now it is true that I am a near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is true that I am a close relative of yours, but there is a relative closer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It's true that I'm your related redeemer, but there is another related redeemer even closer than I. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now yes, it is true that I am a guardian, but there is another guardian who is a closer relative than I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now it is true that I am a redeeming kinsman; however there is a redeemer closer than I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now it is true that I am a near kinsman. However, there is a kinsman nearer than I. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, surely, true, that I [am] a redeemer, but also there is a redeemer nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And now, surely, true, that I am a redeemer, but also there is a redeemer nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now that truly if I a blood relation: and also there is a blood relation nearer than I.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither do I deny myself to be near of kin, but there is another nearer than I. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Neither do I deny myself to be a near relative, but there is another nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, I am in fact a redeemer, but there is another redeemer closer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But now, though it is true that I am a near kinsman, there is another kinsman more closely related than I.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; however, there is another kinsman nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And now, in truth, I am a redeemer of inheritance, however, there is another who redeems inheritance, for he is nearer than I<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now I am truly akin to thee; nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer than I.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/3-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=608" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/3.htm">Ruth Claims Boaz as Kinsman</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Yes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/551.htm" title="551: ’ā·mə·nām (Conj) -- Verily, truly. Adverb from 'omen; verily.">it is true</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: m (Conj) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: ḡō·’êl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">a kinsman-redeemer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: gō·’êl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">a redeemer</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qā·rō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">nearer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">than I.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25</a></span><br />If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-10</a></span><br />When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. / But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/2-20.htm">Ruth 2:20</a></span><br />Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Ruth 4:1-6</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. / Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. / And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/38-8.htm">Genesis 38:8</a></span><br />Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/27-8.htm">Numbers 27:8-11</a></span><br />Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. / If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. / If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-24.htm">Matthew 22:24-28</a></span><br />“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. / The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-19.htm">Mark 12:19-23</a></span><br />“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children. / Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-28.htm">Luke 20:28-33</a></span><br />“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless. / Then the second ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4-5</a></span><br />But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, / to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14-15</a></span><br />Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, / and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45-49</a></span><br />So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit. / The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual. / The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And now it is true that I am your near kinsman: however, there is a kinsman nearer than I.</p><p class="hdg">there is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Ruth 4:1</a></b></br> Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-12.htm">Matthew 7:12</a></b></br> Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:6</a></b></br> That no <i>man</i> go beyond and defraud his brother in <i>any</i> matter: because that the Lord <i>is</i> the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/12-2.htm">Although</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Close</a> <a href="/exodus/3-5.htm">Closer</a> <a href="/judges/21-18.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/judges/21-18.htm">However</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Kin</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Kinsman</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Kinsman-Redeemer</a> <a href="/joshua/3-4.htm">Nearer</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Relative</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Right</a> <a href="/ruth/2-21.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/judges/13-17.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">Although</a> <a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Close</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-41.htm">Closer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-9.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm">However</a> <a href="/ruth/3-13.htm">Kin</a> <a href="/ruth/3-13.htm">Kinsman</a> <a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">Kinsman-Redeemer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-41.htm">Nearer</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Relative</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/ruth/3-13.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/3-1.htm">By Naomi's instruction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/3-5.htm">Ruth lies at Boaz's feet</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/3-8.htm">Boaz acknowledges the right of a kinsman</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/3-14.htm">He sends her away with six measures of barley</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer</b><br>In ancient Israel, the concept of a kinsman-redeemer (Hebrew: "goel") was a provision in the Mosaic Law that allowed a close relative to redeem or buy back a family member or their property in times of need (<a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25-28</a>). This role was crucial in maintaining the family lineage and property within the tribe. Boaz acknowledges his position as a kinsman-redeemer, which highlights his willingness to fulfill this duty. This concept is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate Redeemer for humanity, purchasing us with His sacrifice (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>).<p><b>but there is a redeemer nearer than I</b><br>Boaz demonstrates integrity and adherence to the law by acknowledging the presence of a closer relative who has the first right to redeem. This reflects the importance of following God's established order and respecting family rights. The mention of a nearer redeemer introduces a tension in the narrative, emphasizing the legal and cultural procedures of the time. It also foreshadows the resolution of Ruth's situation, as Boaz's actions align with God's providential plan. This mirrors the biblical theme of God's sovereignty and the unfolding of His redemptive purposes, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a></b><br>A Moabite widow who has shown loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and has come to Bethlehem to seek refuge and provision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/boaz.htm">Boaz</a></b><br>A wealthy and influential relative of Naomi's deceased husband, Elimelech. He is a man of integrity and kindness, and he plays a crucial role as a potential kinsman-redeemer for Ruth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>Ruth's mother-in-law, who has returned to Bethlehem after the death of her husband and sons. She seeks security and provision for Ruth through Boaz.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>The setting of the account, a town in Judah where Naomi and Ruth have returned and where Boaz resides.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/k/kinsman-redeemer.htm">Kinsman-Redeemer</a></b><br>A cultural and legal role in ancient Israel, where a close relative could redeem a family member in distress by marrying a widow or buying back land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_role_of_a_kinsman-redeemer.htm">Understanding the Role of a Kinsman-Redeemer</a></b><br>The kinsman-redeemer is a picture of Christ's redemptive work for humanity. Just as Boaz was willing to redeem Ruth, Jesus redeems us from sin and death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_providence_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Providence and Sovereignty</a></b><br><a href="/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12</a> shows God's providence in orchestrating events for Ruth's redemption. Trust in God's timing and provision in your own life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_and_righteousness.htm">Integrity and Righteousness</a></b><br>Boaz's response to Ruth's request demonstrates his integrity and commitment to doing what is right. Emulate Boaz's character in your dealings with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_initiative.htm">Faith and Initiative</a></b><br>Ruth's boldness in approaching Boaz reflects her faith and initiative. Step out in faith, trusting God to guide and provide for you.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The account highlights the importance of community and support systems. Be a source of encouragement and help to those in need around you.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_ruth's_first_redeemer.htm">Who is the first kinsman redeemer in Ruth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_a_kinsman_redeemer_in_ruth.htm">What is a kinsman redeemer in the Book of Ruth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_naomi_tell_ruth_to_meet_boaz_secretly.htm">In Ruth 3:3-4, why would Naomi instruct Ruth to approach Boaz at night in secret instead of openly, raising questions about her motives or social conventions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_ruth_3_10_address_age_dynamics.htm">If Boaz was significantly older, as some traditions suggest (Ruth 3:10), why would the text not address more clearly the potential social or power dynamics in this union?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And now it is the case of a truth that while I am a kinsman, there is yet a kinsman nearer than I.</span> Or the rendering might with greater brevity be given thus: <span class="cmt_word">And now of a truth I am a kinsman; and yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.</span> The survivals of a very ancient style of elaborately-detailed composition are here preserved. The archaism, however, was not quite appreciated by the Mazorites, who, in accordance with the spirit of the age in which they flourished, took but little note of the philological development, historical and prehistorical, of the language they were handling. Hence they suppressed the <span class="hebrew">אִם</span> in K'ri, though faithfully preserving it in C'tib. The particles, standing up and semi-isolated, palaeolithic-wise, might be accounted for in some such way as is shown in the following paraphrase: "<span class="accented">And now</span> (I declare) 'that' <span class="accented">of a truth</span> (it is the <span class="accented">case</span>) '<span class="accented">that if</span> (I declare the whole truth) I (am) <span class="accented">a kinsman</span>, <span class="accented">and also there is a kinsman nearer than I</span>." Boas was of that strictly honorable cast of mind that he could not for a moment entertain any project that might amount to a disregard of the rights of others, even although these rights should fly violently in the teeth own personal desires. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/3-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Yes,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is true</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמְנָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mə·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_551.htm">Strong's 551: </a> </span><span class="str2">Verily, truly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I [am]</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹ֑כִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a kinsman-redeemer,</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a redeemer</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(gō·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nearer</span><br /><span class="heb">קָר֥וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than I.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּֽנִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/3-12.htm">OT History: Ruth 3:12 Now it is true that (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/3-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 3:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 3:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/3-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 3:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 3:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>