Ruth 4:16

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And now you may have someone to comfort your soul and to care for you in old age, for he is born of your daughter-in-law, who loves you, and this is much better for you, than if you had seven sons.”

17And 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.”

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Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:14-22

The Pedigree of David; Naomi Comforted in Her Grandson. ( b. c. 1312.) 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord , which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath… Read the whole commentary →

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