Ruth 4:15
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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.He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
In other translations
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.He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand he will becomeH1961לָךְlokhfor <the> youלְמֵשִׁיבlemeshiv<into> [one who] restoresH7725נֶפֶשׁnefeshlifeH5315וּלְכַלְכֵּלulekhalkeland to sustainH3557אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שֵׂיבָתֵךְseivatekhold age yourH7872כִּיkiforH3588כַלָּתֵךְkhalatekhdaughter-in-law yourH3618אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834אֲהֵבַתֶךְ'ahevatekhshe loves youH157יְלָדַתּוּyeladatushe has given birth to himH3205אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834הִיאhi'sheH1931טוֹבָהtoah[is] goodH2896לָךְlakhto <the> youמִשִּׁבְעָהmishiv'ahmore than sevenH7651בָּנִים׃banimsonsH1121
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Related verses
- Isaiah 46:4And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
- Psalm 55:22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Genesis 45:11And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’
- Ruth 2:11-1211 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. 12 The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.11 Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before. 12 May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
- Genesis 47:12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.
- 1 Samuel 1:8Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
- Proverbs 18:24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
- Ruth 1:16-1816 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.16 But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following 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. 17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
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