The near kinsman said, I can`t redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance: take my right of redemption on you; for I can`t redeem it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I mar mine own inheritance - The meaning of these words is doubtful. Some explain them by saying that the גאל gā'al

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Lest I mar ... —The redemption of the land would involve the spending of money, drawn away from the Goel’s own estate; bu…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself
On such a condition, because he had a wife, as the Targum suggests; and to…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and undoubtedly the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kin…

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