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15 He will make you alive again and care for you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law made it happen because she bore this child for you. She loves you, and she is better for you than seven sons.”

16 Naomi took the boy, held him in her arms, and cared for him. 17 The neighbors gave the boy his name. These women said, “Naomi has a son now!”[a] They named him Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:17 Naomi … now Literally, “A son was born for Naomi.”

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