12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.

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 born him.

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

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.

18 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

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12 Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez,(A) whom Tamar(B) bore to Judah.”

Naomi Gains a Son

13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive,(C) and she gave birth to a son.(D) 14 The women(E) said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord,(F) who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer.(G) May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law,(H) who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons,(I) has given him birth.”

16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse,(J) the father of David.(K)

The Genealogy of David(L)

18 This, then, is the family line of Perez(M):

Perez was the father of Hezron,(N)

19 Hezron the father of Ram,

Ram the father of Amminadab,(O)

20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,(P)

Nahshon the father of Salmon,[a]

21 Salmon the father of Boaz,(Q)

Boaz the father of Obed,

22 Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma

12 May your house be like the house of (A)Perez, (B)whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of (C)the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman.”

Descendants of Boaz and Ruth(D)

13 So Boaz (E)took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, (F)the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14 Then (G)the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a [a]close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel! 15 And may he be to you a restorer of life and a [b]nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is (H)better to you than seven sons, has borne him.” 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him. 17 (I)Also the neighbor women gave him 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.

18 (J)Now this is the genealogy of Perez: (K)Perez begot Hezron; 19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; 20 Amminadab begot (L)Nahshon, and Nahshon begot (M)Salmon;[c] 21 Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; 22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot (N)David.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:14 redeemer, Heb. goel
  2. Ruth 4:15 sustainer
  3. Ruth 4:20 Heb. Salmah