Ruth 4:16

4:16 Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; ¹  she became his caregiver. ² 

[4:16]  ¹ tn Or “breast”; KJV, NRSV “in her bosom.”

[4:16]  ² 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.”