Ruth 4:13-17·~1 min

Boaz Marries Ruth

Boaz takes Ruth as his wife, and the Lord gives her conception and a son. The women bless the Lord for providing a redeemer for Naomi and praise Ruth as the one through whom Naomi's life is renewed.

S¹³o Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. ¹⁴Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel. ¹⁵He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”

Naomi receives the child into her arms, and the neighbor women name him Obed. The verse then places him in the family line that leads to Jesse and David.

¹⁶And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him. ¹⁷The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Section summaryBoaz marries Ruth, and the Lord gives her a son. The women bless Naomi, praising Ruth's love and seeing in the child the renewal of Naomi's life; Naomi receives the boy, and he is named Obed, father of Jesse and grandfather of David.

Role in the chapterThis section shows the redemption becoming fruitful in an actual household. What was secured at the gate now becomes life, restoration, and a child through whom the book's quiet domestic story opens into Israel's history.