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So when the man said to Boaz, "You buy it," he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.
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Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the others there, "You are all witnesses today that I have bought from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech and to his sons Chilion and Mahlon.
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In addition, Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, becomes my wife. This will keep the property in the dead man's family, and his family line will continue among his people and in his hometown. You are witnesses to this today."
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The leaders and the others said, "Yes, we are witnesses. May the Lord make your wife become like Rachel and Leah, who bore many children to Jacob. May you become rich in the clan of Ephrath and famous in Bethlehem.
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May the children that the Lord will give you by this young woman make your family like the family of Perez, the son of Judah and Tamar."
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So Boaz took Ruth home as his wife. The Lord blessed her, and she became pregnant and had a son.
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The women said to Naomi, "Praise the Lord! He has given you a grandson today to take care of you. May the boy become famous in Israel!
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Your daughter-in-law loves you, and has done more for you than seven sons. And now she has given you a grandson, who will bring new life to you and give you security in your old age."
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Naomi took the child, held him close, and took care of him.
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The women of the neighborhood named the boy Obed. They told everyone, "A son has been born to Naomi!" Obed became the father of Jesse, who was the father of David.
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This is the family line from Perez to David: Perez, Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz, Obed, Jesse, David.