16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him.
17 The women living there said, ‘Naomi has a son!’ And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 This, then, is the family line of Perez:Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron the father of Ram,Ram the father of Amminadab,
20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,Nahshon the father of Salmon,
21 Salmon the father of Boaz,Boaz the father of Obed,
22 Obed the father of Jesse,and Jesse the father of David.Footnotes for the Book of Rutha 17 That is, probably about 13 kilogramsb 20 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55).a 1 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 3, 6, 8 and 14.b 4 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts hec 5 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew (see also Septuagint) Naomi and from Ruth the Moabite, you acquire thed 20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma