Ruth 4:16
14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17 And the women her neighbours 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.
18 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.
- KJV
- And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
- WEB
- Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and became nurse to him.
- ASV
- And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
- DARBY
- And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.
- BLB
- And Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and she became to him a nurse.
- ÅB
- Og No'omi tok barnet og la ham i sitt fang, og hun ble hans fostermor.
- OTB
- Noomi tok barnet, la ham i fanget sitt og tok seg av ham.
- B1930
- Og No'omi tok barnet og la ham i sitt fang, og hun blev hans fostermor.