Rut 2:20 | HCSB | STEP | Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law , “May he be blessed by the Lord , who has not forsaken his kindness to the living or the dead .” Naomi continued , “The man is a close relative . He is one of our family redeemers .”

e Lv 25:25-26; Ru 3:9,12; 4:1-8,14; Ps 19:14; Isa 41:14

Ruth 2:20

20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, ^a who has not forsaken his ^{▼▼Or His} kindness to the living or the dead.” ^c Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our ^{▼▼family redeemer: A family member who had certain obligations of marriage, redeeming an estate, and punishment of a wrongdoer}family redeemers.” ^e