Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

Bible References

If he will

Ruth 2:20
And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Let him be blessed of the LORD, who has not left off his mercy unto the living nor unto the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, and of whom one has the right to redeem us.
Ruth 4:5
Then Boaz replied, The day that thou dost receive the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must also receive Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
Deuteronomy 25:5
When brethren dwell together and one of them dies and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside unto a stranger; her husband's brother shall go in unto her and take her to him to wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.
Matthew 22:24
saying, Master, Moses said, If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

The lord liveth

Judges 8:19
And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother; as the LORD lives, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
Jeremiah 4:2
And thou shalt swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteous ness; and the Gentiles shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
2 Corinthians 1:23
Moreover I call God for a witness upon my soul that I have not yet come unto Corinth to spare you.
Hebrews 6:16
For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.