Ruth 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ruth 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The near kinsman said, “I can’t redeem it for myself, lest I endanger my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can’t redeem it.””
Ruth 4:6 — World English Bible
Ruth 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Ruth 4:6 — American Standard Version
Ruth 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the redeemer saith, `I am not able to redeem <FI>it<Fi> for myself, lest I destroy mine inheritance; redeem for thyself--thou--my right of redemption, for I am not able to redeem.'”
Ruth 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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]. ”
Ruth 4:6 — Darby Translation
Ruth 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the kinsman answered, I can not redeeme it, lest I destroy mine owne inheritance: redeeme my right to thee, for I can not redeeme it.”
Ruth 4:6 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 4:6 in Context — Ruth 4
4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
6 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.
7 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
What Does Ruth 4:6 Mean?
Ruth 4:6 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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