Ruth 4:15

Ruth 4:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
• New International Version (NIV)He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”

Context of Ruth 4:15

13Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. He slept with her, and the Lord granted conception to her, and she gave birth to a son. 14The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you without a family redeemer today. May his name become well known in Israel. He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. Indeed, your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” 16Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a mother to him. 17The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Ruth 4:15 word by word

וְהָ֤יָה לָךְ֙ לְמֵשִׁ֣יב נֶ֔פֶשׁ וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖ל אֶת־שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְ כִּ֣י כַלָּתֵ֤ךְ אֲֽשֶׁר־אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙ יְלָדַ֔תּוּ אֲשֶׁר־הִיא֙ ט֣וֹבָה לָ֔ךְ מִשִּׁבְעָ֖ה בָּנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall be unto thee a restorerשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• and a nourisherכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557
• of thine old ageשֵׂיבָהώêybâh · hoary headH7872
• for thy daughter in lawכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-lawH3618
• which lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• thee, which is betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• to thee than sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• hath bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Ruth 4:15

• Genesis 45:11There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.”’
• Genesis 47:12And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food for their dependents.
• Psalms 55:22Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
• Isaiah 46:4I will be the same until your old age, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will bear and rescue you.
• Ruth 1:16But Ruth replied: Don’t plead with me to abandon you or to return and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
• 1 Samuel 1:8“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband, Elkanah, would ask. “Why won’t you eat? Why are you troubled? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
• Proverbs 18:24One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Commentaries on Ruth 4:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God; and in being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happiness of all that shall be saved by him; even of us Gentiles, as well as those of Jewish descent. She was a witness for God to the Gentile world, that he had not utterly forsaken them, but that in due time they should become one with his chosen people, and partake of his salvation. Prayer to God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15sustain you in your old age (literally cause your old age to be full): With Obed's birth, Naomi's life became full again (compare Ruth 1:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1817. Obed--means "servant."Read the comment

Topics related to Ruth 4:15

• Daughter-In-Law
• Inheritance
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Daughter-in-Law
• Advertise
• Raise
• Agrarian Laws
• Boaz
• Genealogy
• Naomi
• Number

Commentaries on Ruth 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary