Ruth 4:6
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“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.”
גָּאַל
To redeem, to act as kinsman. Gaal. The kinsman-redeemer who steps in to rescue. Jesus is our goel. He paid the price we could not pay.
נַחֲלָה
own inheritance/ my
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נַחֲלָה
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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גְּאֻלָּה
right of redemption/ my
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גְּאֻלָּה
redemption (including the right and the object); by implication, relationship
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שָׁחַת
I should ruin
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שָׁחַת
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
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יָכֹל
I am able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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