God & Savior

Ruth 3:12

Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Ruth 3:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַתָּה֙ כִּ֣י אָמְנָ֔ם כִּ֥י גֹאֵ֖ל אָנֹ֑כִי וְגַ֛ם יֵ֥שׁ גֹּאֵ֖ל קָר֥וֹב מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

  1. וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. אָמְנָ֔ם'a.me.Nam“truly”
    Adverb · from אׇמְנָם · “truly” · Strong's H0551
  4. כִּ֥יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. גֹאֵ֖לgo.'El“[am] a kinsman-redeemer”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  6. אָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  7. וְגַ֛םve.Gam“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  8. יֵ֥שׁyesh“there”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  9. גֹּאֵ֖לgo.'El“[is] a kinsman-redeemer”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  10. קָר֥וֹבka.Rov“near”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
  11. מִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.ni“more than I”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)