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13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her. And (A)Yahweh granted her conception, and she gave birth to a son. 14 Then the (B)women said to Naomi, “Blessed is Yahweh who has not left you without a [a]kinsman redeemer today, and may his name [b]be proclaimed in Israel. 15 May he also be to you a restorer of your soul and a sustainer of your [c]old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you [d](C)and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

The Generations of David

16 Then Naomi took the child [e]and put him on her bosom and became his nurse. 17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:14 Or closest relative
  2. Ruth 4:14 Lit be called in
  3. Ruth 4:15 Or gray hair
  4. Ruth 4:15 Lit who
  5. Ruth 4:16 As her own