Ruth 4:17-22

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17} The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed.^(a) He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

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18} Now this is the genealogy of Perez:

Perez fathered Hezron.

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Hezron fathered Ram,^(b)
who fathered Amminadab.

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Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
who fathered Salmon.

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Salmon fathered Boaz,
who fathered Obed.

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And Obed fathered Jesse,
who fathered David.^(A)

a. Ruth 4:17: Servant

b. Ruth 4:19: LXX reads Aram; Mt 1:3-4

A. Ruth 4:18: Matthew 1:3-6