Scripture · Old Testament
Ruth 4:16
Ruth 4:16 is verse 16 of Ruth chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.
King James Version
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
World English Bible
Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and became nurse to him.
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Ruth 4:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
16 And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.
17 The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
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