Then Naomitookthe childand laidhim in her lap,and becamehis nurse.
"May he also be to you a restorerof lifeand a sustainerof your oldage;for your daughter-in-law,wholovesyou and is betterto you thansevensons,has givenbirthto him."
The neighborwomengavehim a name,saying,"A sonhas been bornto Naomi!"So they namedhim Obed.He is the fatherof Jesse,the fatherof David.
