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and let thy house become like the house of Pherez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.
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And Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bore a son.
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And the women said to Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah who hath not left thee this day without one that has the right of redemption, and may his name be famous in Israel!
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And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law who loves thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has borne him.
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And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.
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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.
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Now these are the generations of Pherez. Pherez begot Hezron,
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and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,
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and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,
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and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,
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and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.