12And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.


In Context

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

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

11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest; for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy woman.

12 And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.

14 And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.

Ruth 3:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:12Although it is true that I am near of kin, there is a kinsman-redeemer nearer than I.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12And now it is true that I [am thy] near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12And now it is true that I am your near kinsman: however, there is a kinsman nearer than I.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:12Neither do I deny myself to be near of kin, but there is another nearer than I.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12And now, truly I am one that has the right of redemption, yet there is one that has the right of redemption who is nearer than I.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:12And now it is true that I am a near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12Now it is true that I am a near kinsman; however there is a kinsman nearer than I.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12And now, surely, true, that I am a redeemer, but also there is a redeemer nearer than I.