Ruth 4:6

The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”
Ruth 4:6
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַגֹּאֵ֗ל לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לִגְאָל לִ֔י פֶּן־אַשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת־נַחֲלָתִ֑י גְּאַל־לְךָ֤ אַתָּה֙ אֶת־גְּאֻלָּתִ֔י כִּ֥י לֹא־אוּכַ֖ל לִגְאֹֽל׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הַגֹּאֵ֗לha.go.'El“the kinsman-redeemer”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  3. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. אוּכַל֙'u.Khal“I am able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  5. לִגְאָלlig.'ol-“to redeem [it]”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. לִ֔יli“for <the> myself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  7. פֶּן־pen-“lest”
    Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  8. אַשְׁחִ֖ית'ash.Chit“I should ruin”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁחַת · “to ruin” · Strong's H7843
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. נַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.Ti“own inheritance my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
  11. גְּאַל־ge.'al-“redeem”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  12. לְךָ֤le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  13. אַתָּה֙'a.Tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. גְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.Ti“right of redemption my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from גְּאֻלָּה · “redemption” · Strong's H1353
  16. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  17. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  18. אוּכַ֖ל'u.Khal“I am able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  19. לִגְאֹֽל׃lig.'Ol“to redeem [it]”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)