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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Naomi</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/n/naomi.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/ruth/1-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/n/naomi.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Naomi</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/n/nanaea.htm" title="Nanaea">◄</a> Naomi <a href="/topical/n/na'omi.htm" title="Na'omi">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Naomi is a significant figure in the Old Testament, primarily known from the Book of Ruth. Her account is a profound narrative of loss, loyalty, and divine providence, set during the time of the judges in Israel. Background and Family Naomi was married to Elimelech, a man from Bethlehem in Judah. Due to a severe famine in their homeland, Naomi and her family relocated to the country of Moab. Naomi's name, which means "pleasant" or "delightful," stands in stark contrast to the hardships she would later endure. Tragedy and Loss While in Moab, Naomi faced a series of devastating losses. Her husband, Elimelech, died, leaving her a widow in a foreign land. Her two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, married Moabite women, Orpah and Ruth, but after about ten years, both sons also died. This left Naomi bereft of her immediate family and in a vulnerable position, as widows in ancient times often faced significant economic and social challenges. Return to Bethlehem Hearing that the LORD had provided food for His people, Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem. She urged her daughters-in-law to remain in Moab and remarry, as she had no more sons to offer them. Orpah eventually agreed, but Ruth famously refused, expressing her steadfast loyalty to Naomi with the words: "Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God" (<a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16</a>). Naomi's Bitterness and Faith Upon returning to Bethlehem, Naomi expressed her deep sorrow and bitterness, asking to be called "Mara," meaning "bitter," because "the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me" (<a href="/ruth/1-20.htm">Ruth 1:20</a>). Despite her grief, Naomi's faith in God remained, as she continued to seek His provision and guidance. Role in Ruth's Life Naomi played a crucial role in the life of her daughter-in-law, Ruth. She guided Ruth in her interactions with Boaz, a relative of Elimelech and a potential kinsman-redeemer. Naomi's wisdom and understanding of the customs and laws of Israel were instrumental in securing a future for Ruth and herself. She instructed Ruth to approach Boaz at the threshing floor, which eventually led to Boaz taking Ruth as his wife. Legacy Naomi's account concludes with a note of redemption and restoration. Through Ruth's marriage to Boaz, Naomi became the grandmother of Obed, who would be the grandfather of King David. This lineage is significant in the biblical narrative, as it ultimately leads to the birth of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, as recorded in the genealogy in the Gospel of Matthew. Naomi's life is a testament to the themes of loyalty, redemption, and God's providential care. Her account highlights the importance of faith and perseverance amidst trials and the unexpected ways in which God can restore and bless His people.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div>Naomibeautiful; agreeable<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div>Naomior Naomi (my delight), the wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. (<a href="/ruth/1-2.htm">Ruth 1:2</a>) etc.; Ruth 2:1 etc.; Ruth 3:1; 4:3 etc. (B.C. 1363.) The name is derived from a root signifying sweetness or pleasantness. Naomi left Judea with her husband and two sons, in a time of famine and went to the land of Moab. Here her husband and sons died; and on her return to Bethlehem she wished to be known as Mara, bitterness , instead of Naomi, sweetness.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div>NaomiWife of Elimelech, and mother-in-law of Ruth. See <a href="../r/ruth.htm">RUTH</a>. <a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>The lovable; my delight, the wife of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth (<a href="/2_chronicles/1-2.htm">1:2</a>, 20, 21; <a href="/2_chronicles/2-1.htm">2:1</a>). Elimelech and his wife left the district of Bethlehem-Judah, and found a new home in the uplands of Moab. In course of time he died, as also his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, who had married women of Moab, and three widows were left mourning the loss of their husbands. Naomi longs to return now to her own land, to Bethlehem. One of her widowed daughters-in-law, Ruth, accompanies her, and is at length married to Boaz (q.v.). <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>NAOMIna'-o-mi, na-o'-mi, na-o'-mi (no`omi, probably equals "pleasantness"; Septuagint. Codex Vaticanus Noemein; Codex Alexandrinus Noemmei(n)): Wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth (<a href="/ruth/1-2.htm">Ruth 1:2-4:17</a>). She went with her husband to the land of Moab, and after his death returned to Bethlehem. When greeted on her return, she told the women of the town to call her, not no`omi ("pleasantness"), but marah ("bitterness"), "for," she said, "the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me." She advised Ruth in her dealings with Boaz, and afterward nursed their child.ith Anaitis (equalsAnahita), the Asian Artemis. She was the Venus, but sometimes the Diana, of the Romans. There are many variants of the name: Anaea (Strabo xvi.738), Aneitis (Plut. Artax. xxvii), Tanais (Clement of Alexandria, loc. cit.), also Tanath, sometimes in Phoenician inscriptions, Tanata, Anta (Egyptian). In 2 Maccabees 1:13;, a fictitious account is given of the death of Antiochus Epiphanes, in a temple of Nanaea in Persia, by the treachery of Nanaea's priests. The public treasury was often placed in Nanaea's temple; this, Epiphanes was anxious to secure under the pretext of marrying the goddess and receiving the money as dowry. The priests threw down great stones "like thunderbolts" from above, killed the king and his state and then cut off their heads. But 1 Maccabees 1;, which is more reliable, gives a different account of the death of Epiphanes after an attempt to rob a rich temple in Elymais. The account of 2 Maccabees 1:13; must be mere legend, as far as Epiphanes is concerned, but may have been suggested or colored by the story of the death of Antiochus the Great, who met his death while plundering a temple of Belus near Elymais (Strabo xvi.l0.18; Diod. Sic. 573; Justin, xxxii.2). The temple of Nanaea referred to in 2 Maccabees 1:13; may be identified with that of Artemis (Polyb. xxxi0.11; Josephus, Ant, XII, ix, 1) or Aphrodite (Appian, Syriac. 66; Rawlinson, Speaker's Comm.). The name may mean "my joy," "my bliss," but is perhaps better explained according to the traditional interpretation as "the pleasant one." David Francis Roberts<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4755.htm">4755. Mara -- "bitter," symbolic name of Naomi</a> ... 4754, 4755. Mara. 4756 . "bitter," symbolic name of Naomi. Transliteration: Mara Phonetic Spelling: (maw-raw') Short Definition: Mara. ... /hebrew/4755.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3630.htm">3630. Kilyon -- a son of Naomi</a> ... 3629, 3630. Kilyon. 3631 . a son of Naomi. Transliteration: Kilyon Phonetic Spelling: (kil-yone') Short Definition: Chilion. Word ... /hebrew/3630.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/458.htm">458. Elimelek -- "God is king," the husband of Naomi</a> ... 457, 458. Elimelek. 459 . "God is king," the husband of Naomi. Transliteration: Elimelek Phonetic Spelling: (el-ee-meh'-lek) Short Definition: Elimelech. ... /hebrew/458.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5281.htm">5281. Noomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth</a> ... 5280, 5281. Noomi. 5282 . mother-in-law of Ruth. Transliteration: Noomi Phonetic Spelling: (no-om-ee') Short Definition: Naomi. ... Naomi. ... /hebrew/5281.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/anonymous/mother_stories_from_the_old_testament/ruth_and_naomi.htm">Ruth and Naomi.</a> ... RUTH AND NAOMI. Naomi ... Canaan. Some time afterwards he died, leaving Naomi a widow with two sons, all dwellers in a strange land. ... /.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/ruth and naomi.htm<a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_vi_naomi_is_an.htm">Naomi is an Instance of a Widow Receiving Back from Her Daughter ...</a> ... Concerning Widows. Chapter VI. Naomi is an instance of a widow receiving back from her daughter-in-law the fruits of? Naomi is ... /.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter vi naomi is an.htm<a href="/library/lorenz/the_otterbein_hymnal/365_naomi_c_m.htm">Naomi. CM</a> ... 365 Naomi. CM. Resignation. (841) Father! whate'er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign hand denies, Accepted at thy throne of grace, Let this petition rise:". ... //christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/365 naomi c m.htm<a href="/library/anonymous/wee_ones_bible_stories/ruth_and_naomi.htm">Ruth and Naomi.</a> ... RUTH AND NAOMI. The story of Ruth and Naomi is one of the sweetest and most touching of all the Bible stories. It shows the beauty ... //christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/wee ones bible stories/ruth and naomi.htm<a href="/library/lathbury/childs_story_of_the_bible/chapter_xvi_ruth.htm">Ruth.</a> ... After two years the sons died also, and their mother, Naomi, longed for her home in Bethlehem, for there was no longer a famine there. ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xvi ruth.htm<a href="/library/marshall/the_wonder_book_of_bible_stories/the_story_of_ruth_the.htm">The Story of Ruth, the Gleaner</a> ... His wife's name was Naomi, and his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. ... Naomi said to them: "Go back, my daughters, to your own mothers' homes. ... /.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the story of ruth the.htm<a href="/library/anonymous/children_of_the_old_testament/ruth_the_gleaner.htm">Ruth the Gleaner.</a> ... In the days before there was a king in Israel a woman called Naomi, whose name means "the pleasant," lived in the little village of Bethlehem; and when at one ... /.../anonymous/children of the old testament/ruth the gleaner.htm<a href="/library/steedman/the_babe_in_the_bulrushes/ruth_the_gleaner.htm">Ruth, the Gleaner</a> ... best. Naomi, the eldest, was perhaps the most desolate. Her ... return. "Turn again, my daughters," said Naomi, "and go your way.". Their ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/steedman/the babe in the bulrushes/ruth the gleaner.htm<a href="/library/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/ruth.htm">Ruth</a> ... The love"stronger than country"of Ruth for Naomi, the gracious figure of Boaz as he moves about the fields with a word of blessing for the reapers, the ... //christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/ruth.htm<a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_devotion_of_ruth.htm">The Devotion of Ruth</a> ... His name was Elimelech and his wife's Naomi, and his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. After they had been living in Moab for some ... //christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the devotion of ruth.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi (25 Occurrences)</a> ...Naomi longs to return now to her own land, to Bethlehem. ...NAOMI. na'-o-mi, na-o'-mi, na-o'-mi (no`omi, probably equals "pleasantness"; Septuagint. ... /n/naomi.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/n/naomi's.htm">Naomi's (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Naomi's (1 Occurrence). Ruth 1:3 Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. ... /n/naomi's.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/n/na'omi.htm">Na'omi (21 Occurrences)</a> Na'omi. Naomi, Na'omi. Naomi's . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See RSV). Ruth 1:3 Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. (See RSV ... /n/na'omi.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/e/elimelech.htm">Elimelech (6 Occurrences)</a> ... the judges. In consequence of a great dearth he, with his wife Naomi and his two sons, went to dwell in the land of Moab. There ... /e/elimelech.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/c/chilion.htm">Chilion (3 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary The pining one, the younger son of Elimelech and Naomi, and husband of Orpah, Ruth's sister (Ruth 1:2; 4:9). Int. ... /c/chilion.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/e/elim'elech.htm">Elim'elech (6 Occurrences)</a> ... Ruth 1:2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem in ... /e/elim'elech.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/m/mara.htm">Mara (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ... /m/mara.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/d/daughter-in-law.htm">Daughter-in-law (16 Occurrences)</a> ... Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the ... /d/daughter-in-law.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/m/moabitess.htm">Moabitess (7 Occurrences)</a> ... Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the ... /m/moabitess.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/k/kin.htm">Kin (18 Occurrences)</a> ... Ruth 2:20 Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of Yahweh, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead." Naomi said to her ... /k/kin.htm - 12k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Ruth-and-Naomi.html">What can we learn from Ruth's loyalty to Naomi? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Naomi-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Naomi in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Ruth.html">Who was Ruth in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Naomi (25 Occurrences)<a href="/ruth/1-2.htm">Ruth 1:2</a> The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-3.htm">Ruth 1:3</a> Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5</a> Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband. (See NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Yahweh had visited his people in giving them bread. (See NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Ruth 1:8</a> Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return each of you to her mother's house: Yahweh deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-11.htm">Ruth 1:11</a> Naomi said, "Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-15.htm">Ruth 1:15</a> And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law. (BBE NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">Ruth 1:19</a> So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, "Is this Naomi?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-20.htm">Ruth 1:20</a> She said to them, "Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-21.htm">Ruth 1:21</a> I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty; why do you call me Naomi, seeing Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Ruth 1:22</a> So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Ruth 2:1</a> Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2</a> Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor." She said to her, "Go, my daughter." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6</a> The servant who was set over the reapers answered, "It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/2-18.htm">Ruth 2:18</a> She took it up, and went into the city; and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth and gave to her that which she had left after she was sufficed. (See NAS)<a href="/ruth/2-20.htm">Ruth 2:20</a> Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of Yahweh, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead." Naomi said to her, "The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/2-22.htm">Ruth 2:22</a> Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, "It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, and that they not meet you in any other field." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/3-1.htm">Ruth 3:1</a> Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/3-16.htm">Ruth 3:16</a> When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did it go, my daughter?" She told her all that the man had done to her. (See NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Ruth 4:3</a> He said to the near kinsman, "Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5</a> Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Ruth 4:9</a> Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, "You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, from the hand of Naomi. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-14.htm">Ruth 4:14</a> The women said to Naomi, "Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-16.htm">Ruth 4:16</a> Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-17.htm">Ruth 4:17</a> The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, "There is a son born to Naomi;" and they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 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