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
Original language and places
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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׃
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הַגֹּאֵ֗לha.go.'El“the kinsman-redeemer”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
- לֹ֤אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- אוּכַל֙'u.Khal“I am able”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
- לִגְאָלlig.'ol-“to redeem [it]”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350AQere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- לִ֔יli“for <the> myself”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- פֶּן־pen-“lest”Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
- אַשְׁחִ֖ית'ash.Chit“I should ruin”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁחַת · “to ruin” · Strong's H7843
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- נַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.Ti“own inheritance my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
- גְּאַל־ge.'al-“redeem”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
- לְךָ֤le.Kha“for <the> yourself”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- אַתָּה֙'a.Tah“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- 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
- כִּ֥יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- אוּכַ֖ל'u.Khal“I am able”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
- 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)