Charles Ellicott Commentary Ruth 4:15

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Ruth 4:15

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Ruth 4:15

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"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." — Ruth 4:15 (ASV)

A nourisher. —(See marginal renderings).

Daughter-in-law. —The position of the nominative is emphatic.

Loveth. —The verb is a perfect, which has ever loved you.