Ruth 4:13-17

International Standard Version

The Marriage of Boaz and Ruth

¹³ So Boaz took Ruth to be his wife, and when he had marital relations with her, the Lord made her conceive, and she bore a son. ¹⁴ Then the women of Bethlehem^[a] told Naomi, “May the Lord be blessed,^[b] who has not left you today without a related redeemer. May his name become famous throughout Israel! ¹⁵ And he will restore your life for you and will support you in your old age, because your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who has borne him, is better for you than seven sons!”

¹⁶ Naomi took care of the child, taking him to her breast and becoming his nurse. ¹⁷ So her women neighbors gave the child a nickname, which is “Naomi has a son!” They named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who was the father of David.