Ruth 4:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 4:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָ֤יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָךְ֙
לְמֵשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
נֶ֔פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖ל
kûwl
H3557
to contain
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְ
sêybâh
H7872
gray hair
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
כַלָּתֵ֤ךְ
kallâh
H3618
bride
אֲֽשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲהֵבַ֨תֶךְ֙
ʼâhab
H157
to love
יְלָדַ֔תּוּ
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִיא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
ט֣וֹבָה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לָ֔ךְ
מִשִּׁבְעָ֖ה
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
בָּנִֽים
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now he will be for you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has borne him—she who is better to you than seven sons.”
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