Ruth 4:2

4:2 Boaz chose ten of the village leaders ¹  and said, “Sit down here!” So they sat down.

Ruth 4:16

4:16 Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; ²  she became his caregiver. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “and he took ten men from the elders of the town.”

² tn Or “breast”; KJV, NRSV “in her bosom.”

³ 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.”