Ruth 4:16
Good News Translation
Naomi took the child, held him close, and took care of him.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse.

Contemporary English Version
Naomi loved the boy and took good care of him.

New American Bible
Naomi took the boy, cradled him against her breast, and cared for him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Noemi taking the child, laid it in her bosom, and she carried it, and was a nurse unto it.

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And Noemi taking the child, laid it in her bosom, and she carried it, and was a nurse unto it.

Context
Boaz Marries Ruth
15And thou shouldst have one to comfort thy soul, and cherish thy old age. For he is born of thy daughter in law: who loveth thee: and is much better to thee, than if thou hadst seven sons. 16And Noemi taking the child, laid it in her bosom, and she carried it, and was a nurse unto it.17And the women, her neighbours, congratulating with her, and saying, There is a son born to Noemi, called his name Obed: he is the father of Isai, the father of David.…
Cross References
Ruth 4:15
And thou shouldst have one to comfort thy soul, and cherish thy old age. For he is born of thy daughter in law: who loveth thee: and is much better to thee, than if thou hadst seven sons.

Ruth 4:17
And the women, her neighbours, congratulating with her, and saying, There is a son born to Noemi, called his name Obed: he is the father of Isai, the father of David.

Ruth 4:15
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