Ruth 4:12-14

New International Reader's Version

¹² The Lord will give you children through this young woman. May your family be like the family of Perez. He was the son Tamar had by Judah.”

Naomi Gains a Son

¹³ So Boaz married Ruth. Then he slept with her. The Lord blessed her so that she became pregnant. And she had a son. ¹⁴ The women said to Naomi, “We praise the Lord. Today he has provided a family protector for you. May this child become famous all over Israel!