Ruth 4:16

16 Then Naomi put the child on her lap and took care of him.

Ruth 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 4:16

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom
As a token of her most tender love and affection for it; this it is probable she did quickly after the birth of it:

and became a nurse unto it;
that is, after the mother had suckled and weaned it, then she took it from her, and brought it up.

Ruth 4:16 In-Context

14 The women said to Naomi, "We praise the Lord. Today he has provided a family protector for you. May this child become famous all over Israel!

15 He will make your life new again. He'll take care of you when you are old. He's the son of your very own daughter-in-law. She loves you. She is better to you than seven sons."

16 Then Naomi put the child on her lap and took care of him.

17 The women who were living there said, "Naomi has a son." They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.

18 Here is the family line of Perez. Perez was the father of Hezron.