He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.’
Ruth 4:16 - New International Version (Anglicised) Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom and became his nurse. American Standard Version (1901) And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. Common English Bible Naomi took the child and held him to her breast, and she became his guardian. Catholic Public Domain Version And taking up the boy, Naomi placed him on her bosom, and she took on the duties of carrying him and nursing him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Noemi taking the child laid it in her bosom, and she carried it, and was a nurse unto it. |
He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.’
The women living there said, ‘Naomi has a son!’ And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.