- husband's brother:
- or, next kinsman, "And Judahª saidª° unto Onan,ª Go inª° unto¹ thy brother'sª wife,ª and marryª° her, and raise upª° seedª to thy brother.ª ... And Onanª knewª° that¹ the seedª should not¹ be¹ his; and it came to pass,¹ whenª he went inª° unto¹ his brother'sª wife,ª that he spilledª° [it] on the ground,ª lestª that he should giveª° seedª to his brother.ª" {Gen 38:8-9} + "Turn again,ª° my daughters,ª go²°¹ [your way]; for¹ I am too oldª° to have¹¹ an husband.ª If¹ I should say,ª° I haveª hope,ª [if] I should have¹ an husbandª also¹ to night,ª and should also¹ bearª° sons;ª ... Would ye tarryª° for them²¹ till¹¹ they were grown?ª° would ye stayª° for them²¹ from having¹ husbands?ª nay,¹ my daughters;ª for¹ it grievethª° me muchª for¹ your sakes that¹ the handª of the LORDª is gone outª° against me." {Rth 1:12-13} + "And he said,ª° Who¹ [art] thou?¹ And she answered,ª° I¹ [am] Ruthª thine handmaid:ª spreadª° therefore thy skirtª over¹ thine handmaid;ª for¹ thou¹ [art] a near kinsman.ª°" {Rth 3:9} + "Then saidª° Boaz,ª What dayª thou buyestª° the fieldª of the handª¹ of Naomi,ª thou must buyª° [it] also of¹¹ Ruthª the Moabitess,ª the wifeª of the dead,ª° to raise upª° the nameª of the deadª° upon¹ his inheritance.ª" {Rth 4:5}
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