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And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessedv be he of the Lord, who hath not left offw his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, μone of our next kinsmen.

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Ruth 3:10• ¹⁰And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. (Ruth 3:10)

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2 Sam. 2:5• ⁵And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. (2 Sam. 2:5)

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Job 29:13• ¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. (Job 29:13)

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2 Sam. 9:1• ¹And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? (2 Sam. 9:1)

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or, that hath right to redeem,

Lev. 25:25• ²⁵If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. (Lev. 25:25)

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Blessed.

Ruth 3:10• ¹⁰And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. (Ruth 3:10)

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2 Sam. 2:5• ⁵And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. (2 Sam. 2:5)

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Job 29:12‑13• ¹²Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. (Job 29:12‑13)

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2 Tim. 1:16‑18• ¹⁶The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
¹⁷But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
¹⁸The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. (2 Tim. 1:16‑18)

hath not.

2 Sam. 9:1• ¹And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? (2 Sam. 9:1)

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Prov. 17:17• ¹⁷A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Prov. 17:17)

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Phil. 4:10• ¹⁰But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. (Phil. 4:10)

one of our.

or, one that hath right to redeem.

Ruth 3:9• ⁹And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. (Ruth 3:9)

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Ruth 4:6• ⁶And 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. (Ruth 4:6)

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Lev. 25:25• ²⁵If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. (Lev. 25:25)

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Deut. 25:5‑7• ⁵If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.
⁶And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
⁷And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother. (Deut. 25:5‑7)

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Job 19:25• ²⁵For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: (Job 19:25)

• Ruth shows more the initial enthusiasm of young faith, whereas Naomi reveals the experience of a faith matured in the school of testing. (“Ruth 2” by H.L. Rossier)

• It will be noticed that for her Boaz is not yet the unique and only kinsman but simply one of whom there are others. So when our Lord asked His disciples, "Whom do men say that I the Son of man, am?" the answer was, "Some say that Thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets." They discerned that He was not an ordinary person, that He was a messenger from God, but how feebly did they see the reality, or rather how entirely they failed to apprehend it. For if Christ is but one of the prophets, He is not our redeemer. Thus Naomi is yet far from the truth. But faith is on the right track, and in her words to Ruth we have an echo of what Boaz had already said. (“Ruth 2:18-23, Ruth 3” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead! And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of those who have the right of our redemptionc.

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See Lev. 25.25.

W. Kelly Translation

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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 near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.