Ruth 4:16
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
In other versions
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
ASV
And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.
BBE
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.
DBY
Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.
WEB
And Naomi taketh the lad, and layeth him in her bosom, and is to him for a nurse;
YLT
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
ENG
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became its nurse.
WBT
And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.
BSB
In context
14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
15And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17And the women her neighbors 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.
18Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
People in this verse
- Naomi