Old Testament · VERSE 16

Ruth 4:16

King James Version

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

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Ruth 4:14

And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.

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.

Ruth 4:16SELECTED VERSE

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

Ruth 4:17

And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Ruth 4:18

Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

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