Ruth 4:14

The village women said to Naomi, “May the Lord be praised because he has not left you without a guardian ¹  today! May he ²  become famous in Israel! ³ 

Ge 12:2; Ge 24:27; Ge 29:35; Ru 4:21,22; Ps 34:1-3; Ps 103:1,2; Isa 11:1-4; Mt 1:5-20; Lu 1:58; Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26; 1Th 5:18; 2Th 1:3

¹ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note on the phrase “guardian of the family interests” in 3:9. As the following context indicates, the child is referred to here.

² tn The “guardian” is the subject of the verb, as the next verse makes clear.

³ tn Heb “may his name be called [i.e., “perpetuated”; see Gen 48:16] in Israel.”