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For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ruth/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />May he restore your youth and care for you in your old age. For he is the son of your daughter-in-law who loves you and has been better to you than seven sons!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he shall be unto thee a restorer of <i>thy</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May he also be to you one who restores life and sustains your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220May he also be to you a restorer of life and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“May he also be to you a restorer of life and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May he also be to you a restorer of <i>your</i> soul and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />May he also be to you one who restores life and sustains your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He will make you happy and take care of you in your old age, because he is the son of your daughter-in-law. And she loves you more than seven sons of your own would love you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he shall be unto thee a restorer of 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 borne him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will bring you a new life and support you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law who loves you is better to you than seven sons, because she has given birth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your daughter-in-law loves you, and has done more for you than seven sons. And now she has given you a grandson, who will bring new life to you and give you security in your old age." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And he will restore your life for you and will support you in your old age, because your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who has borne him, is better for you than seven sons!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall be to you a restorer of life, and sustain you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thy old age: for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall be to you a restorer of life and sustain you in your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has been to you for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who has loved you—who is better to you than seven sons—has borne him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law who hath loved thee -- who is better to thee than seven sons -- hath borne him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And being to thee for the turning back the soul, and to nourish thy gray hairs: for thy daughter-in-law who loved thee brought him forth; for she is good to thee above seven sons.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shouldst have one to comfort thy soul, and cherish thy old age. For he is born of thy daughter in law: who loveth thee: and is much better to thee, than if thou hadst seven sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And now you may have someone to comfort your soul and to care for you in old age, for he is born of your daughter-in-law, who loves you, and this is much better for you, than if you had seven sons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He will restore your life and be the support of your old age, for his mother is the daughter-in-law who loves you. She is worth more to you than seven sons!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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 borne him.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he shall be to you a comforter of your soul and a nourisher to your city; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he will be a comforter to your soul and a sustainer to your city, because your daughter in law who loves you bore to him, she who is better in your eyes than seven sons!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy soul, and one to cherish thy old age; for thy daughter-in-law which has loved thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has born him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/4-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=879" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">Boaz Marries Ruth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">He will renew</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: lə·mê·šîḇ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3557.htm" title="3557: ū·lə·ḵal·kêl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To comprehend, contain. A primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain.">and sustain you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7872.htm" title="7872: śê·ḇā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Hoary head, old age. Feminine of seyb; old age.">in your old age.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3618.htm" title="3618: ḵal·lā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Daughter-in-law, bride. From kalal; a bride; hence, a son's wife.">your daughter-in-law,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ăšer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ă·hê·ḇa·ṯeḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3fs:: 2fs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">loves</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇāh (Adj-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">you and is better</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you than</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: miš·šiḇ·‘āh (Prep-m:: Number-ms) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yə·lā·ḏat·tū (V-Qal-Perf-3fs:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">has given him birth.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Genesis 24:35</a></span><br />“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Genesis 48:16</a></span><br />the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a></span><br />The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">1 Samuel 2:20-21</a></span><br />And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home. / So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-20.htm">1 Samuel 4:20</a></span><br />As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">2 Samuel 14:7</a></span><br />Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></span><br />I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3-5</a></span><br />Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. / Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. / Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Psalm 128:3-6</a></span><br />Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table. / In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD. / May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-6.htm">Proverbs 17:6</a></span><br />Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-20.htm">Isaiah 49:20-21</a></span><br />Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’ / Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a></span><br />“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5-6</a></span><br />Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, / and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-16.htm">Matthew 1:16</a></span><br />and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-14.htm">Luke 1:14</a></span><br />He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he shall be to you a restorer of your life, and a nourisher of your old age: for your daughter in law, which loves you, which is better to you than seven sons, has born him.</p><p class="hdg">a nourisher, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-11.htm">Genesis 45:11</a></b></br> And there will I nourish thee; for yet <i>there are</i> five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Genesis 47:12</a></b></br> And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to <i>their</i> families.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22</a></b></br> Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.</p><p class="hdg">for thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16-18</a></b></br> And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, <i>or</i> to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people <i>shall be</i> my people, and thy God my God: … </p><p class="hdg">better</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm">1 Samuel 1:8</a></b></br> Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? <i>am</i> not I better to thee than ten sons?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24</a></b></br> A man <i>that hath</i> friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend <i>that</i> sticketh closer than a brother.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/8-32.htm">Age</a> <a href="/ruth/3-10.htm">Better</a> <a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/judges/18-29.htm">Born</a> <a href="/judges/16-29.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/john/16-7.htm">Comforter</a> <a href="/ruth/3-18.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/ruth/2-22.htm">Daughter-In-Law</a> <a href="/ruth/1-20.htm">Life</a> <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Loveth</a> <a href="/judges/16-12.htm">New</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Restorer</a> <a href="/judges/20-16.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/judges/19-8.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Sustainer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/1-22.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm">Better</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/ruth/4-17.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Comforter</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-16.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-19.htm">Daughter-In-Law</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-17.htm">Loveth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">New</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Restorer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-33.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Sustainer</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Boaz buys the inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">He marries Ruth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">She bears Obed, the grandfather of David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">The generations of Pharez unto David</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age.</b><br>This phrase refers to the child Obed, born to Ruth and Boaz, who is seen as a restorer of life and a sustainer for Naomi. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, children were considered a blessing and a source of security for the future, especially in one's old age. The birth of Obed symbolizes hope and redemption for Naomi, who had previously lost her husband and sons. This renewal of life can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers spiritual renewal and sustenance to believers. The idea of renewal and sustenance is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, which speaks of those who hope in the Lord renewing their strength.<p><b>For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons,</b><br>Ruth's devotion to Naomi is highlighted here, emphasizing the depth of her love and loyalty. In the cultural context, sons were highly valued for carrying on the family name and providing for their parents. The comparison to "seven sons" underscores Ruth's exceptional worth, as seven is a number often associated with completeness and perfection in the Bible. Ruth's actions reflect the biblical principle of hesed, or loving-kindness, which is a key theme throughout the book. Her loyalty and love are reminiscent of the love Christ shows to His people, as seen in <a href="/john/15-13.htm">John 15:13</a>, where Jesus speaks of the greatest love being to lay down one's life for friends.<p><b>has given him birth.</b><br>The birth of Obed is significant not only for Naomi and Ruth but also in the broader biblical narrative. Obed becomes the grandfather of King David, placing him in the direct lineage of Jesus Christ, as outlined in <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5-6</a>. This connection highlights the providential hand of God in orchestrating events for His purposes. The birth of Obed is a fulfillment of God's promise to bless all nations through Abraham's descendants, as seen in <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>. This event foreshadows the coming of Christ, who would be the ultimate Redeemer and bring spiritual renewal to all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>The mother-in-law of Ruth, who experienced great loss but is now being restored through the birth of her grandson.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a></b><br>A Moabite woman, Naomi's daughter-in-law, whose loyalty and love for Naomi lead to her becoming the great-grandmother of King David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/obed.htm">Obed</a></b><br>The son born to Ruth and Boaz, who is seen as a restorer of life and sustainer for Naomi.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/boaz.htm">Boaz</a></b><br>A kinsman-redeemer who marries Ruth, ensuring the continuation of Naomi's family line.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>The setting of the account, significant as the birthplace of both King David and Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_restoration.htm">God's Restoration</a></b><br>God can renew and restore life even in seemingly hopeless situations. Naomi's account encourages us to trust in God's timing and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_relationships.htm">The Value of Relationships</a></b><br>Ruth's relationship with Naomi exemplifies the power of love and loyalty. It challenges us to value and nurture our relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_redeemer.htm">The Role of a Redeemer</a></b><br>Boaz as a kinsman-redeemer foreshadows Christ's redemptive work. This invites us to reflect on our own redemption through Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_impact.htm">Legacy and Impact</a></b><br>Ruth's faithfulness impacts generations, reminding us that our actions and decisions can have lasting effects beyond our lifetime.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_inclusive_plan.htm">God's Inclusive Plan</a></b><br>Ruth, a Moabite, is included in the lineage of Christ, demonstrating God's inclusive love and the breaking of cultural barriers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'spare_the_rod'_mean.htm">What does 'spare the rod, spoil the child' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_obed's_link_to_david_inconsistent.htm">In Ruth 4:17, are there inconsistencies with other genealogies that question Obed’s direct link to King David? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_galatians_5_1.htm">What does 'a time to embrace' signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_bible_verses_say_on_happiness.htm">How does the Bible honor mothers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ruth/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">A nourisher.</span>--(See marginal renderings).<p><span class= "bld">Daughter-in-law.</span>--The position of the nominative is emphatic.<p><span class= "bld">Loveth.</span>--The verb is a perfect, <span class= "ital">which hath ever loved thee.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And may he be to thee a restorer of life, and for the support of thine old age: for thy daughter-in-law, who loved thee, hath borne him, and she is better to thee than seven sons.</span> The number <span class="accented">seven</span> suggested an idea of fullness, completeness, perfection. The whole inhabitants of the city knew that Ruth's love to her mother-in-law had been indeed transcendent, and also that it had been transcendently returned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/4-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He will renew</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָ֤יָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your life</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֔פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sustain you</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḵal·kêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3557.htm">Strong's 3557: </a> </span><span class="str2">To keep in, to measure, to maintain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your old age.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(śê·ḇā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7872.htm">Strong's 7872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hoary head, old age</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your daughter-in-law,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַלָּתֵ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵal·lā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daughter-in-law, bride</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ăšer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">loves</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·hê·ḇa·ṯeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you and is better</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֣וֹבָה</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you than</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשִּׁבְעָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šiḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has given him birth.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְלָדַ֔תּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·lā·ḏat·tū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - 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