Ruth 4:16

NETBible	Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap;¹ she became his caregiver.²
NIV © biblegateway Rut 4:16	Then Naomi took the child, laid him in her lap and cared for him.
NASB © biblegateway Rut 4:16	Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her lap, and became his nurse.
NLT © biblegateway Rut 4:16	Naomi took care of the baby and cared for him as if he were her own.
MSG © biblegateway Rut 4:16	Naomi took the baby and held him in her arms, cuddling him, cooing over him, waiting on him hand and foot.
BBE © SABDAweb Rut 4:16	And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.
NRSV © bibleoremus Rut 4:16	Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse.
NKJV © biblegateway Rut 4:16	Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him.
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KJV	And Naomi <05281> took <03947> (8799) the child <03206>_, and laid <07896> (8799) it in her bosom <02436>_, and became nurse <0539> (8802) unto it.
NASB © biblegateway Rut 4:16	Then Naomi <05281> took <03947> the child <03206> and laid <07896> him in her lap <02436> , and became <01961> his nurse <0539> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ elaben <2983> V-AAI-3S nwemin {N-PRI} to <3588> T-ASN paidion <3813> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ eyhken <5087> V-AAI-3S eiv <1519> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM kolpon <2859> N-ASM authv <846> D-GSF kai <2532> CONJ egenhyh <1096> V-API-3S autw <846> D-DSM eiv <1519> PREP tiyhnon {N-ASM}
NET [draft] ITL	Naomi <05281> took <03947> the child <03206> and placed <07896> him on her lap <02436> ; she became <01961> his caregiver <0539> .
HEBREW	tnmal <0539> wl <0> yhtw <01961> hqyxb <02436> whtstw <07896> dlyh <03206> ta <0853> ymen <05281> xqtw (4:16) <03947>

NETBible

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

NET Notes

¹tn Or “breast”; KJV, NRSV “in her bosom.”

²tn 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.”