Ruth 4:16

Boaz Marries Ruth · Ruth 4:13–17

Modern

And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.

Traditional

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

Literal

And Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and she became to him a nurse.

Latin

Susceptumque Noëmi puerum posuit in sinu suo, et nutricis ac gerulæ fungebatur officio.

Hebrew

English

And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.

Theme notes and profiles

Naomi: Israelite woman, mother-in-law of Ruth