Scripture
“The near kinsman said, “I can’t redeem it for myself, lest I endanger my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can’t redeem it.””
Ruth 4:6
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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.
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