en_tn/rut/03/12.md

# kinsman nearer than I

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

# if he will perform for you the duty of a kinsman

Boaz is referring to the expectation that the closest male relative of Ruth's dead husband would marry her and help carry on his family name. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# by the life of Yahweh

"as surely as Yahweh lives." This was a common Hebrew vow.
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# if he will perform for you the duty of a kinsman`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Boaz is referring to the expectation that the closest male relative of Ruth's dead husband would marry her and help carry on his family name. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# by the life of Yahweh`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"as surely as Yahweh lives." This was a common Hebrew vow.`