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Ruth 4:16-22 English Standard Version (ESV)

16. Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse.

17. And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

18. Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,

19. Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab,

20. Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon,

21. Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed,

22. Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.