Ruth 4:16

Ruth 4:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him.

Context of Ruth 4:16

14The women said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord, who has remembered today to give you someone who will take care of you. The child’s name will be famous in Israel. 15He will bring you a new life and support you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law who loves you is better to you than seven sons, because she has given birth.” Naomi took the child, held him on her lap, and became his guardian. 17The women in the neighborhood said, “Naomi has a son.” So they gave him the name Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who was the father of David. 18This is the account of Perez and his family. Perez was the father of Hezron.

Ruth 4:16 word by word

וַתִּקַּ֨ח נָעֳמִ֤י אֶת־הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙ וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּ בְחֵיקָ֔הּ וַתְּהִי־ל֖וֹ לְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Naomiנׇעֳמִיno‛ŏmîy · NaomiH5281
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the childיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• and laidשִׁיתshîyth · to set: putH7896
• it in her bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: embraceH2436
• and became nurseאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539

Commentaries on Ruth 4:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Naomi took the child - This might do for Naomi, but it was bad for the child. A child, unless remarkably healthy and robust, will suffer considerably by being nursed by an old woman, especially if the child sleep with her. The aged gain refreshment and energy by sleeping with the young; and from the same means the young derive premature decrepitude. The vigor which is absorbed by the former is lost by the latter. It is a foolish and destructive custom to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God; and in being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happiness of all that shall be saved by him; even of us Gentiles, as well as those of Jewish descent. She was a witness for God to the Gentile world, that he had not utterly forsaken them, but that in due time they should become one with his chosen people, and partake of his salvation. Prayer to God…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1817. Obed--means "servant."Read the comment

Topics related to Ruth 4:16

• Children
• Inheritance
• Nurse

In the dictionaries

• Advertise
• Raise
• Agrarian Laws
• Boaz
• Bosom
• Genealogy
• Naomi
• Nurse; Nursing
• Relationships, Family
• Nurse

Commentaries on Ruth 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary