Ruth 4:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ The neighbors gave the boy his name. These women said, “Naomi has a son now!” [37] And they named him Obed. Obed was Jesse’s father. And Jesse was the father of {King} David.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And her neighbor women gave him a name, saying, A son is born to Naomi. They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David [the ancestor of Jesus Christ].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And the women her neighbors 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ The neighborhood women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They called his name Obed. He became Jesse’s father and David’s grandfather.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And the women of the near future were congratulating her and saying, "There was a son born to Naomi. They called his name Obed. Here is the father of Jesse, the father of David."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And the women her neighbours, congratulating with her and saying: There is a son born to Noemi: and thry have called his name Obed: He is the father of Isai, the father of David.

Ruth 4:17 Tagairtí Cros

Ruth 4:16

Naomi took the boy, held him in her arms, and cared for him.

Ruth 4:18

This is the family history of Perez:

Ruth 4:22

Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? You are feeling sorry for him, even after I told you that I refuse to let Saul be the king of Israel! Fill your horn [141] with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to a man named Jesse. Jesse lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”

1 Samuel 17:12

David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the Ephrathah family in Bethlehem, Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.