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Ruth 4:13-20 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

13. And so Boaz took Ruth, and received her as his wife, and he went in to her, and the Lord granted to her to conceive and bear a son.

14. And the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the Lord, who has not permitted your family to be without a successor, and may his name be called upon in Israel.

15. And now you may have someone to comfort your soul and to care for you in old age, for he is born of your daughter-in-law, who loves you, and this is much better for you, than if you had seven sons."

16. And taking up the boy, Naomi placed him on her bosom, and she took on the duties of carrying him and nursing him.

17. And the women of the near future were congratulating her and saying, "There was a son born to Naomi. They called his name Obed. Here is the father of Jesse, the father of David."

18. These are the generations of Perez: Perez conceived Hezron,

19. Hezron conceived Aram, Aram conceived Amminadab,

20. Amminadab conceived Nahshon, Nahshon conceived Salmon,