Rut 2:20 | TNotes | STEP | 2:20 family redeemers (Hebrew go’el ): The law specified that the go’el , the nearest male kinsman, was to help a relative who fell into economic difficulty (see thematic note for The Family Redeemer at end of chapter; see also study note on Lev 25:25).

‏ Ruth 2:20

2:20 ^a family redeemers (Hebrew go’el): The law specified that the go’el, the nearest male kinsman, was to help a relative who fell into economic difficulty (see thematic note for The Family Redeemer at end of chapter; see also study note on Lev 25:25).