Ruth 4:2

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

Ruth 4:16

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

Ruth 4:13

A Grandson is Born to Naomi

4:13 So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The Lord enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.


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

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.”

tn Heb “and Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife and he went in to her.” Here the phrase “went in to her” (so NASB) is a euphemism for having sexual relations (cf. NCV); NLT “When he slept with her.”

tn Heb “gave her conception” (so KJV); NRSV “made her conceive”; NLT “enabled her to become pregnant.”