14 Then the (A)women said to Naomi, “Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a [a]redeemer today, and may his name [b]become famous in Israel. 15 May he also be to you a restorer of life and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you [c](B)and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

The Line of David Began Here

16 Then Naomi took the child [d]and laid him in her lap, and became his nurse.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:14 Or closest relative
  2. Ruth 4:14 Lit be called in
  3. Ruth 4:15 Lit who
  4. Ruth 4:16 I.e. as her own