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.”
16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to 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;
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