richmahn_en_tn/rut/03/12.md

## kinsman nearer than I ##

It was the duty of the closest male relative to help the widow.

## do the duty of a kinsman ##

The duty of a kinsman is to marry the widow and father children for their dead relative.

## by the life of Yahweh ##

"as surely as Yahweh lives." This was a common form of a Hebrew vow.
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added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`It was the duty of the closest male relative to help the widow.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`## do the duty of a kinsman ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`The duty of a kinsman is to marry the widow and father children for their dead relative.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`## by the life of Yahweh ##`

			`"as surely as Yahweh lives." This was a common form of a Hebrew vow.`