14 Then ^athe women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a¹ close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel!  ‡

15 And may he be to you a restorer of life and a¹ nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is ^abetter to you than seven sons, has borne him.”  ‡

17 ^aAlso the neighbor women gave him 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.  ‡

18 ^aNow this is the genealogy of Perez: ^bPerez begot Hezron;  ‡