Ruth 4:17

American Standard Version

And the women her neighbors 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.

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Ruth 4:17 in other translations

The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi”. They named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

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Ruth 4:17 in context

  1. 15And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.
  2. 16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
  3. 17And the women her neighbors 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.
  4. 18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron,
  5. 19and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,