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Ruth 4:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Ruth 4:14-16
New Catholic Bible
14 The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you without a next of kin; may his name be famous throughout Israel.[a] 15 He will renew your life and support you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is worth more than seven sons to you, has borne him.”
16 Naomi then took the child and laid him in her lap. She became his nurse.
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- Ruth 4:14 The good news about the birth of a son, “the redeemer of the family,” as well as Ruth’s devoted loyalty to Naomi is acknowledged publicly.
