11 lines
313 B
Markdown
11 lines
313 B
Markdown
## kinsman nearer than I ##
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It was the duty of the closest male relative to help the widow.
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## do the duty of a kinsman ##
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The duty of a kinsman is to marry the widow and father children for their dead relative.
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## by the life of Yahweh ##
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"as surely as Yahweh lives." This was a common form of a Hebrew vow. |