Ruth 4:10

4:10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property so the name of the deceased might not disappear from among his relatives and from his village. You are witnesses today.”

Ruth 4:16

4:16 Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; she became his caregiver.

tn Heb “in order to raise up the name of the deceased over his inheritance” (NASB similar).

tn Heb “be cut off” (so NASB, NRSV); NAB “may not perish.”

tn Heb “and from the gate of his place” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “from the court of his birth place”; NIV “from the town records.”

tn Or “breast”; KJV, NRSV “in her bosom.”

tn Heb “his nurse,” but this refers to a dry nurse, not a medical attendant. Cf. NIV “and cared for him”; TEV “and took (+ good CEV) care of him.”