Ruth 4:15-22

15 Cet enfant restaurera ton âme, et sera le soutien de ta vieillesse; car ta belle-fille, qui t'aime, l'a enfanté, elle qui vaut mieux pour toi que sept fils.

16 Naomi prit l'enfant et le mit sur son sein, et elle fut sa garde.

17 Les voisines lui donnèrent un nom, en disant: Un fils est né à Naomi! Et elles l'appelèrent Obed. Ce fut le père d'Isaï père de David.

18 Voici la postérité de Pérets. Pérets engendra Hetsron;

19 Hetsron engendra Ram; Ram engendra Amminadab;

20 Amminadab engendra Nachschon; Nachschon engendra Salmon;

21 Salmon engendra Boaz; Boaz engendra Obed;

22 Obed engendra Isaï; et Isaï engendra David.

Ruth 4:15-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO RUTH 4

This chapter relates how an offer was made to the nearest kinsman of Ruth to redeem her, and the field her husband left, which he refused to do, Ru 4:1-8, upon which Boaz redeemed both, and married Ruth before the elders of the city as witnesses, and who congratulated him and her on that occasion, Ru 4:9-12, to whom a son was born, called Obed by the neighbours, Ru 4:13-17 and the chapter is concluded with the genealogy of David, who sprung from him, Ru 4:18-22.