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Ruth 4:15 KJV
Ruth · chapter 4 · verse 15
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.Ruth 4:15 · King James Version
Ruth 4:15 in context
13So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
15And 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.
16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- nourisherkûwlproperly, to keep inH3557 →
- restorershûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- lovethʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- betterṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- sevenshebaʻsevenH7651 →
- lifenepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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Here is, I. Ruth a wife. Boaz took her, with the usual solemnities, to his house, and she became his wife (Rut 4:13), all the city, no doubt, congratulating the preferment of a virtuous woman, purely for her virtues.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-22