15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 4:15:1 ⧉וְהָ֤יָהvehayaand he will be Ruth 4:15:2 ⧉לָךְ֙lakhto you Ruth 4:15:3 ⧉לְמֵשִׁ֣יבlemeshivfor restoring Ruth 4:15:4 ⧉נֶ֔פֶשׁnefeshlife or soul Ruth 4:15:5 ⧉וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖לulekhalkeland for sustaining Ruth 4:15:6 ⧉אֶת־שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְetseivatekhyour old age Ruth 4:15:7 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Ruth 4:15:8 ⧉כַלָּתֵ֤ךְkhalatekhyour daughter-in-law Ruth 4:15:9 ⧉אֲֽשֶׁר־אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙asherahevatekhwho has loved you Ruth 4:15:10 ⧉יְלָדַ֔תּוּyeladattuhas borne him Ruth 4:15:11 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־הִיא֙asherhiwho is Ruth 4:15:12 ⧉ט֣וֹבָהtovagood Ruth 4:15:13 ⧉לָ֔ךְlakhto you Ruth 4:15:14 ⧉מִשִּׁבְעָ֖הmishivamore than seven Ruth 4:15:15 ⧉בָּנִֽים׃banimsons |
15. Formal Translation He will become a restorer of your soul and a sustainer of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you has borne him and she is more valuable to you than seven sons. |
15. Dynamic Translation He will renew your vitality and tend to you in your later years, because your daughter-in-law who loves you has given him birth—she is more precious to you than seven sons. |