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Ruth 2:20 — And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord…
“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.”
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The verses around Ruth 2:20.
18And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
19And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
20And 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.
21And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
22And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
Verse explanation
Naomi explains that Boaz is a kinsman-redeemer, in Hebrew goel: a close relative with the duty to redeem sold land or enslaved family members, and also to marry a childless widow to keep the dead man’s name alive. It is this double role that will drive the whole plot to the end of the book.
From the Ruth 2 study in Bible in Stories.
Ruth 2:20 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Então Noemi disse a sua nora: Bemdito seja do Senhor, que ainda não tem deixado a sua beneficencia nem para com os vivos nem para com os mortos. Disse-lhe mais Noemi: Este homem é nosso parente chegado, e um d'entre os nossos remidores.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E disse Noemi à sua nora: Seja ele bendito do SENHOR, pois que não recusou aos vivos a benevolência que teve para com os finados. Disse-lhe depois Noemi: Nosso parente é aquele homem, e de nossos remidores é.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¡Que el Señor lo bendiga!” exclamó Noemí a su nuera. “Sigue mostrando su bondad con los vivos y con los muertos. Ese hombre es un pariente cercano a nosotros, es un ‘redentor de la familia’”.
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