input: [Verse] 12 [King James Version] And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. "Now while it is true that I am near of kin, there is another man nearer of kin to you than I am. [Analysis] 
output: This nearer kinsman was most likely Elimelech's first cousin and therefore the late Mahlon's first cousin once removed. Boaz was Mahlon's great-great uncle, therefore one degree further removed in kinship than was this never-named kinsman.