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16 And Naomi taketh the lad, and layeth him in her bosom, and is to him for a nurse;

17 and the neighbouring women give to him a name, saying, `There hath been a son born to Naomi,' and they call his name Obed; he [is] father of Jesse, father of David.

18 And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

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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,(A) the father of David.(B)

The Genealogy of David(C)

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

Perez was the father of Hezron,(E)

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