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14 Then the women of Bethlehem[a] told Naomi, “May the Lord be blessed,[b] who has not left you today without a related redeemer. May his name become famous throughout Israel! 15 And he will restore your life for you and will support you in your old age, because your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who has borne him, is better for you than seven sons!”

16 Naomi took care of the child, taking him to her breast and becoming his nurse.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:14 The Heb. lacks of Bethlehem
  2. Ruth 4:14 Or Blessed be the Lord