Ruth 4:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
Ruth 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi”. They named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
Ruth 4:17 — World English Bible
Ruth 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. ”
Ruth 4:17 — American Standard Version
Ruth 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the neighbouring women give to him a name, saying, `There hath been a son born to Naomi,' and they call his name Obed; he <FI>is<Fi> father of Jesse, father of David.”
Ruth 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the women [her] neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi. And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David. ”
Ruth 4:17 — Darby Translation
Ruth 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the women her neighbours gaue it a name, saying, There is a childe borne to Naomi, and called the name thereof Obed: the same was the father of Ishai, the father of Dauid.”
Ruth 4:17 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 4:17 in Context — Ruth 4
15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
What Does Ruth 4:17 Mean?
Ruth 4:17 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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