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life

Meaning of “life”

The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:20

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Ruth 4:15
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.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ruth 4:15 · retained source text

And he shalbe vnto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law which loueth thee, which is better to thee then seuen sonnes, hath borne him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to nourish.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thy gray haires.

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