Ruth 3:12 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And now, surely, true, that I [am] a redeemer, but also there is a redeemer nearer than I.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

It is true that I am your near kinsman; however, there is a kinsman nearer than I.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

It is true that I am your near kinsman; however, there is a kinsman nearer than I.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Yes, it is true that I am a family redeemer, but there is a redeemer closer than I am.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And 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.

English EASY 2024

It is true that I am a family-redeemer for your family. But there is another relative who is nearer to your family than I am.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

And it is true, I am a close relative. But there is a man who is a closer relative to you than I.

And now it is true that I am a redeemer. Yet there is a redeemer nearer than I.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

It is true that I am a close relative and am responsible for you, but there is a man who is a closer relative than I am.

English God's Word - GW 1995

It is true that I am a close relative of yours, but there is a relative closer than I.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Yes, it is true that I am a family redeemer, but there is a redeemer closer than I am.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

But now it is true I am a kinsman redeemer; however, there is a kinsman redeemer closer than I.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Now it is true that I am a redeeming kinsman. Yet there is another redeemer closer than I am.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Now it is true I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Now, though indeed I am closely related to you, you have another relative still closer.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now yes, it is true that I am a guardian, but there is another guardian who is a closer relative than I am.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"It's true that I'm a relative of yours. But there's a family protector who is more closely related to you than I am.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Now it is true that I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I.

English NLT

But there is one problem. While it is true that I am one of your family redeemers, there is another man who is more closely related to you than I am.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But now, though it is true that I am a near kinsman, there is another kinsman more closely related than I.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

It’s true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but you have a closer kinsman-redeemer than I.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And now it is true that I am a near kinsman, yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But there is one problem. It's true that I am a close relative, but there is someone else who is more closely related to you than I am.

English Tyndale 1537

And it is true that I am of thy next kin: howbeit, there is one nigher than I.

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