20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, (A)“Blessed be he of the Lord, who (B)has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!” And Naomi said to her, “This man is a relation of ours, (C)one of [a]our close relatives.”

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  1. Ruth 2:20 our redeemers, Heb. goalenu

20 “The Lord bless him!(A)” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law.(B) “He has not stopped showing his kindness(C) to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative;(D) he is one of our guardian-redeemers.[a](E)

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  1. Ruth 2:20 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55).

10 Then he said, (A)“Blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than (B)at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich.

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10 “The Lord bless you,(A) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:(B) You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

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