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Selected Verse: Ruth 4:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Ru 4:17 |
Strong Concordance |
And the women her neighbours [07934] gave [07121] it a name [08034], saying [0559], There is a son [01121] born [03205] to Naomi [05281]; and they called [07121] his name [08034] Obed [05744]: he is the father [01] of Jesse [03448], the father [01] of David [01732]. |
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King James |
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
SHE BEARS OBED. (Rut 4:13-18)
Obed--means "servant." |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Obed - i. e. serving, with allusion to the service of love and duty which he would render to his grandmother Naomi. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
A name - That is, they gave her advice about his name; for otherwise they had no power or right to do so. Obed - A servant, to thee, to nourish, and comfort, and assist thee; which duty childrren owe to their progenitors.
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| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The neighbors gave it a name - That is, they recommended a name suitable to the circumstances of the case; and the parents and grandmother adopted it.
They called his name Obed - עובד obed, serving, from עבד abad, he served. Why was this name given? Because he was to be the nourisher of her old age, Rut 4:15. And so he must be by lying in her bosom, even if services in future life were wholly left out of the question. These neighbors of Naomi were skillful people. See on Rut 4:16 (note). Other meanings, of which I am not ignorant, have been derived from these words; those who prefer them have my consent.
He is the father of Jesse, the father of David - And for the sake of this conclusion, to ascertain the line of David, and in the counsel of God to fix and ascertain the line of the Messiah was this instructive little book written. |
13 So Boaz [01162] took [03947] Ruth [07327], and she was his wife [0802]: and when he went in [0935] unto her, the LORD [03068] gave [05414] her conception [02032], and she bare [03205] a son [01121].
14 And the women [0802] said [0559] unto Naomi [05281], Blessed [01288] be the LORD [03068], which hath not left [07673] thee this day [03117] without a kinsman [01350], that his name [08034] may be famous [07121] in Israel [03478].
15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer [07725] of thy life [05315], and a nourisher [03557] of thine old age [07872]: for thy daughter in law [03618], which loveth [0157] thee, which is better [02896] to thee than seven [07651] sons [01121], hath born [03205] him.
16 And Naomi [05281] took [03947] the child [03206], and laid [07896] it in her bosom [02436], and became nurse [0539] unto it.
17 And the women her neighbours [07934] gave [07121] it a name [08034], saying [0559], There is a son [01121] born [03205] to Naomi [05281]; and they called [07121] his name [08034] Obed [05744]: he is the father [01] of Jesse [03448], the father [01] of David [01732].
18 Now these are the generations [08435] of Pharez [06557]: Pharez [06557] begat [03205] Hezron [02696],
16 And Naomi [05281] took [03947] the child [03206], and laid [07896] it in her bosom [02436], and became nurse [0539] unto it.
15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer [07725] of thy life [05315], and a nourisher [03557] of thine old age [07872]: for thy daughter in law [03618], which loveth [0157] thee, which is better [02896] to thee than seven [07651] sons [01121], hath born [03205] him.