David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead. These messengers told the men in Jabesh: “The Lord bless you, because you have shown kindness to your lord Saul by burying {his ashes}. [9]
Ruth 2:20 - Easy To Read Version Then Naomi told her daughter-in-law, “Boaz is one of our relatives. Boaz is one of our protectors.” [13] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the Lord who has not ceased his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, The man is a near relative of ours, one who has the right to redeem us. [Lev. 25:25.] American Standard Version (1901) And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen. Common English Bible Naomi replied to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who hasn’t abandoned his faithfulness with the living or with the dead.” Naomi said to her, “The man is one of our close relatives; he’s one of our redeemers.” Catholic Public Domain Version Naomi answered her, "May he be blessed by the Lord, because the same kindness which he provided for the living, he also kept for the dead." And again she said: "This man is our near relative." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord; because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman. |
David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead. These messengers told the men in Jabesh: “The Lord bless you, because you have shown kindness to your lord Saul by burying {his ashes}. [9]
David asked, “Is there any person still left in Saul’s family? I want to show kindness to this person. I want to do it for Jonathan.”
I know there is someone to defend me.\par I know he lives!\par And in the end he will stand here on earth\par and defend me.\par
A friend loves at all times. A true brother always supports you, even in times of trouble.
A person in your country might become very poor. He might be so poor that he must sell his property. So his close relative must come and buy back the property for his relative.
I am very happy in the Lord that you have shown your care for me again. You continued to care about me, but there was no way for you to show it.
Then Ruth said, “Boaz also told me to come back and continue working. Boaz said that I should work closely with his servants until the harvest is finished.”
And it is true, I am a close relative. [20] But there is a man that is a closer relative to you than I.
I decided to tell you about this in front of the people living here and in front of the elders [28] of my people. If you want to buy back the land, then buy it! If you don’t want to redeem the land, then tell me. I know that I am the next person after you that can redeem the land. If you don’t buy the land back, then I will.”
The close relative [29] answered, “I cannot buy back the land. That land should belong to me. But I cannot buy it. If I do, I might lose my own land. So you can buy the land.”