Now Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed,
And now it is true that I am a redeemer. Yet there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor.
and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse.
The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there.
Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’ You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much,
He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.
After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.
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