Ruth 4:15

“He will be to you one who brings back the soul and one who sustains your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you has borne him, she who is better to you than seven sons.””

Ruth 4:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ruth 4:15, word by word

He will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
one who brings backמֵשִׁיבmeshiv

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “meshiv” appears
the soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh

life

Life, when it is at stake.

Where else “nefesh” appears
and one who sustainsכַלְכֵּלchalkel

provide for

To feed someone, keep them alive.

Where else “chalkel” appears
your old ageשֵׂיבָתֵsevate

old age, gray hair

Old age; gray hair.

Where else “sevate” appears
your daughter-in-lawכַלָּתֵchalate

daughter-in-law

The son's wife.

Where else “chalate” appears
loves youאֲהֵבַתֶahevate

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

Where else “ahevate” appears
has borne himיְלָדַתּyeladat

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

Where else “yeladat” appears
is betterטוֹבָהtova

better

Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.

Where else “tova” appears
than sevenשִּׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shiva” appears
sonsבָּנִיםbanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “banim” appears

Translation note

“The one who brings back the soul”: it can be understood as the one who restores your life or strength; “soul” (nefesh) also means “life.”

The context

14Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be YHWH, who has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer today; and may his name be proclaimed in Israel.

15 · This verse (above)

16Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom and was the one who reared him.

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