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Ruth 3:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ruth 3:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant; spread your cloak over your servant, for you are next-of-kin.”[a](A)
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- 3.9 Or one with the right to redeem
Ruth 3:9
New International Version
Ruth 3:9
New International Version
9 “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment(A) over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer[a](B) of our family.”
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- Ruth 3:9 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 12 and 13.
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