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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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְהָ֤יָהve.Ha.yahand he will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 1

לְמֵשִׁ֣יבle.me.Shiv<into> [one who] restores

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)

Meaning: to return: rescue

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:21, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 4:7, Exodus 23:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725H; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 2

נֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshlife

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 3

וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖לu.le.khal.Keland to sustain

Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to sustain

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 50:21, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33, 2 Samuel 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 5

שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְsei.va.Tekhold age your

Lemma: שֵׂיבָה (se.vah) · Strong's: H7872

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: greyheaded

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Leviticus 19:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7872; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 6

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 7

כַלָּתֵ֤ךְkha.la.Tekhdaughter-in-law your

Lemma: כַּלָּה (kal.lah) · Strong's: H3618H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: daughter-in-law

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 38:16, Genesis 38:24, Leviticus 18:15, Leviticus 20:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3618H; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 8

אֲֽשֶׁר\־'asher-who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 9

אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙'a.he.Va.tekhshe loves you

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 10

יְלָדַ֔תּוּye.la.Da.tushe has given birth to him

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 11

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 12

הִיא֙hi'she

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 13

ט֣וֹבָהToah[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 14

מִשִּׁבְעָ֖הmi.shiv.'Ahmore than seven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 15

בָּנִֽים\׃ba.Nimsons

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Ruth 4:15 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He will renew	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
. . .	→	שׁוּב H7725H to return: rescue
your	→
life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
and sustain you	→	כּוּל H3557 to sustain
in your old age	→	שֵׂיבָה H7872 greyheaded
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
your daughter-in-law	→	כַּלָּה H3618H daughter-in-law
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
loves	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
you and is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
to you than	→
seven	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
has given him birth	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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