Ruth
Ruth 4:15
15He 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.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He will renew | וְהָ֤יָה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לָךְ֙ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| life | נֶ֔פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and sustain you | וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖ל | ū·lə·ḵal·kêl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3557 comprehend, contain |
| in your old age | שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְ | śê·ḇā·ṯêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7872 hoary head, old age |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your daughter-in-law | כַלָּתֵ֤ךְ | ḵal·lā·ṯêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3618 daughter-in-law, bride |
| who | אֲֽשֶׁר־ | ’ăšer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| loves | אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙ | ’ă·hê·ḇa·ṯeḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; second person feminine singular | H157 love |
| you and is better | ט֣וֹבָה | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| to you than | לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| seven | מִשִּׁבְעָ֖ה | miš·šiḇ·‘āh | Preposition-m; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| sons | בָּנִֽים׃ | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| has given him birth | יְלָדַ֔תּוּ | yə·lā·ḏat·tū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 46:4 · Psalm 55:22 · Genesis 45:11 · Ruth 2:11–12 · Genesis 47:12 · Proverbs 18:24 · 1 Samuel 1:8 · Ruth 1:16–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.