Ruth 4:22
Obed was the father of Jesse,
What it says
Obed fathers Jesse, linking Boaz and Ruth's son to the family that will lead to David.
What it is doing
It lands the genealogy at the threshold of David's line.
In context
18Now these are the generations of Perez: 19Hezron was the father of Ram, 20Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, 21Salmon was the father of Boaz, 22Obed was the father of Jesse,