Ruth 4:16 - Modern English Version

¹⁶ Then Naomi took the child, laid him on her lap, and became his nurse.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom and became his nurse.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Naomi took the child and held him to her breast, and she became his guardian.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And taking up the boy, Naomi placed him on her bosom, and she took on the duties of carrying him and nursing him.

Ruth 4:16 Tagairtí Cros

Ruth 4:15

He will be a comfort for your soul and support you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

Ruth 4:17

The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.