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Ruth 4:16

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4:16Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap;46 she became his caregiver.47

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  1. 46 Or “breast”; , “in her bosom.”
  2. 47 Heb “his nurse,” but this refers to a dry nurse, not a medical attendant. Cf. “and cared for him”; “and took (+ good ) care of him.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

Naomi took the baby and cuddled him to her breast. And she cared for him as if he were her own.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Naomi took the child and she put him on her bosom and became his nurse.

KJV 1900King James Version

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