¹² Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez,^(A) whom Tamar^(B) bore to Judah.”

Naomi Gains a Son

¹³ So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive,^(C) and she gave birth to a son.^{(D) 14} The women^(E) said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord,^(F) who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer.^(G) May he become famous throughout Israel!