Ruth 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 4:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַגֹּאֵ֗ל
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אוּכַל֙
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לגאול
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
לִגְאָל
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
לִ֔י
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
אַשְׁחִ֖ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נַחֲלָתִ֑י
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
גְּאַל
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
לְךָ֤
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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גְּאֻלָּתִ֔י
gᵉʼullâh
H1353
redemption
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אוּכַ֖ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לִגְאֹֽל
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
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World English Bible Public Domain
The near kinsman said, I can't redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance: take my right of redemption on you; for I can't redeem it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the kinsman-redeemer said, “I am not able to redeem it for myself lest I damage my own inheritance. You redeem for yourself my right of redemption, for I am not able to redeem it.”
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