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12 and, through the children that the Lord will give you by this young woman, may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah."
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Through the offspring the LORD gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.”
13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When they came together, the Lord made her conceive, and she bore a son.
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So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
14 Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel!
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The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel!
15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him."
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He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse.
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Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him.
17 The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed; he became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
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The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
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This, then, is the family line of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron of Ram, Ram of Amminadab,
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Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab,
20 Amminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon,
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Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
21 Salmon of Boaz, Boaz of Obed,
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Salmon the father of Boaz, Boaz the father of Obed,
22 Obed of Jesse, and Jesse of David.
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Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David.
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