# Ruth 4.14 **Book:** [Ruth](/codex/ruth/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 12. and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman. 13. So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bare a son. > > **14. And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel.** > > 15. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him. 16. And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. (Ruth 4:12-16, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 12. Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which Yahweh will give you by this young woman.” 13. So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and Yahweh enabled her to conceive, and she bore a son. > > **14. The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you today without a near kinsman. Let his name be famous in Israel.** > > 15. He shall be to you a restorer of life, and sustain you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” 16. Naomi took the child, and laid him in her bosom, and became nurse to it. (Ruth 4:12-16, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 12. And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman. 13. So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. > > **14. And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. left: Heb. caused to cease unto thee kinsman: or, redeemer** > > 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. a nourisher of: Heb. to nourish thine: Heb. thy gray hairs 16. And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. (Ruth 4:12-16, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 12. and let thy house be as the house of Pharez (whom Tamar bare to Judah), of the seed which Jehovah doth give to thee of this young woman.' 13. And Boaz taketh Ruth, and she becometh his wife, and he goeth in unto her, and Jehovah giveth to her conception, and she beareth a son. > > **14. And the women say unto Naomi, 'Blessed [is] Jehovah who hath not let a redeemer cease to thee to-day, and his name is proclaimed in Israel,** > > 15. and he hath been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law who hath loved thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.' 16. And Naomi taketh the lad, and layeth him in her bosom, and is to him for a nurse; (Ruth 4:12-16, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** the women of Beth-lehem, in direct speech - **Audience:** Naomi - **Location:** Beth-lehem - **Time period:** the days when the judges judged (Ruth 1:1), after the birth of Ruth's son (Ruth 4:13) ## Theological reading "Blessed be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel." The women are the same chorus who met Naomi on her return and asked, "Is this Naomi?" (1:19). Then she told them, "Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me" (1:21). Now they speak for her and bless Jehovah for the opposite. "Near kinsman" is Strong's H1350 in the KJV, and the KJV margin offers "or, redeemer": [*goel*](/codex/h1350-goel/). In chapters 3 and 4 the word belonged to Boaz. Here the women apply it to the child, as verse 15 makes plain: "he shall be unto thee a restorer of life." The redeemer who bought back the land has produced an heir who secures it. "Let his name be famous in Israel" picks up the whole concern of chapter 4, to "raise up the name of the dead" (4:5, 4:10). The prayer is answered beyond the women's horizon: the boy is Obed, "the father of Jesse, the father of David" (4:17). ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [H1350 - goel](/codex/h1350-goel/), *goel*, Strong's H1350 - [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), *shem*, Strong's H8034 - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH*, Strong's H3068 ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/), via [Ruth 4.13-22](/codex/ruth-4-13-22/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.