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And may your household be like the household of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah—through the children that the LORD will give you from this young woman."
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So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. He was intimate with her, the LORD let her become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son.
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The women said to Naomi, "May the LORD be blessed, who today hasn't left you without a redeemer. May his name be proclaimed in Israel.
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He will restore your life and sustain you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law who loves you has given birth to him. She's better for you than seven sons."
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Naomi took the child and held him to her breast, and she became his guardian.
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The neighborhood women gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They called his name Obed. He became Jesse's father and David's grandfather.
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These are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
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Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab,
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Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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Salmon the father of Boaz, Boaz the father of Obed,
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Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David.