Ruth 4:17

Ruth chapter 4 · verse 17 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And 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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the women her neighbours 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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And 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.

Context

v.16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

v.17This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Luke 1:58
And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.