Ruth 4:12-14

Contemporary English Version

^12 (A) May the children you have by this young woman make your family as famous as the family of Perez,^[a] the son of Tamar and Judah.

¹³ Boaz married Ruth, and the Lord blessed her with a son. ¹⁴ After his birth, the women said to Naomi:

Praise the Lord! Today he has given you a grandson to take care of you. We pray that the boy will grow up to be famous everywhere in Israel.