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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 . (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 1
הַגֹּאֵ֗לha.go.'Elthe kinsman-redeemer
Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to redeem: redeem
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 48:16, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1350A; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 2
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 3
אוּכַל֙'u.KhalI am able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 4
פֶּן\־pen-lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 5
אַשְׁחִ֖ית'ash.ChitI should ruin
Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 6
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 7
נַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.Tiown inheritance my
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 8
גְּאַל\־ge.'al-redeem
Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to redeem: redeem
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 48:16, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1350A; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 9
אַתָּה֙'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 10
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 11
גְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.Tiright of redemption my
Lemma: גְּאֻלָּה (ge.ul.lah) · Strong's: H1353
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: redemption
Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 25:24, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:31, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1353; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 12
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 13
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 14
אוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalI am able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 15
לִגְאֹֽל\׃lig.'Olto redeem [it]
Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to redeem: redeem
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 48:16, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1350A; TAHOT Ruth 4:6 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The kinsman-redeemer | → | גָּאַל H1350A to redeem: redeem |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I cannot | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| redeem it | → | גָּאַל H1350A to redeem: redeem |
| myself | → | |
| or | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| I would jeopardize | → | שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin |
| my own inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
| Take my right of redemption | → | גְּאֻלָּה H1353 redemption |
| . . . | → | גָּאַל H1350A to redeem: redeem |
| . . . | → | |
| . . . | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I cannot | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| redeem it | → | גָּאַל H1350A to redeem: redeem |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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