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

13So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The Lord enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son. 14The village women said to Naomi, “May the Lord be praised because he has not left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel! He will encourage you and provide for you when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has given him birth. She is better to you than seven sons!” 16Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; she became his caregiver. 17The neighbor women named him, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse – David’s father!

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 45:11I will provide you with food there because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise you would become poor – you, your household, and everyone who belongs to you.”’
• Genesis 47:12Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.
• Psalms 55:22Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.
• Isaiah 46:4Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.
• Ruth 1:16But Ruth replied, “Stop urging me to abandon you! For wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you live, I will live. Your people will become my people, and your God will become my God.
• 1 Samuel 1:8Finally her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep and not eat? Why are you so sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
• Proverbs 18:24A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks 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