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12 May your house be like the house of Perez, the son of Judah and Tamar, because of the children the Lord will give you by this young woman.”

The Families to Follow Ruth and Boaz

13 So Boaz took Ruth. She became his wife, and he went in to her. The Lord made it possible for her to have a child and she gave birth to a son. 14 The women said to Naomi, “Thanks be to the Lord. He has not

left you without a family this day. May his name become known in all of Israel.

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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!

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