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Ruth 2:20

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18 She picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to Naomi.

19 Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.

Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.”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.”

21 Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”

22 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”

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BSB
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.”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.”
KJV
And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
WEB
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not abandoned his kindness to the living and to the dead.” Naomi said to her, “The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen.”
ASV
And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen.
DARBY
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead! And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of those who have the right of our redemption.
BLB
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed [be] he by YHWH, who has not forsaken His kindness with the living and with the dead.” And Naomi said to her, “The man [is] a relation of ours. He [is] one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
ÅB
Da sa No'omi til sin sønnekone: Velsignet være han av Herren, som ikke har tatt sin miskunnhet bort hverken fra de levende eller fra de døde! Og No'omi sa til henne: Den mann er en nær slektning av oss; han er en av våre løsere.
OTB
Noomi sa til sin svigerdatter: «Måtte han bli velsignet av Herren, som ikke har trukket sin godhet tilbake fra de levende og de døde.» Hun la til: «Den mannen er vår nære slektning; han er en av våre løsnere.»
B1930
Da sa No'omi til sin sønnekone: Velsignet være han av Herren, som ikke har tatt sin miskunnhet bort hverken fra de levende eller fra de døde! Og No'omi sa til henne: Den mann er en nær slektning av oss; han er en av våre løsere.

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  • 2 Samuel 2:5

    So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.

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  • Ruth 3:9–10

    “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”

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  • Deuteronomy 25:5–7

    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.

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  • Leviticus 25:25

    If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

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  • Ruth 4:14

    Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.

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  • Philippians 4:10

    Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

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  • Job 29:12–13

    because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

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  • Proverbs 17:17

    A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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