Ruth 4:17

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
neighbours	הַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹת ha.she.khe.Not	H7934	a resident · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
gave	וַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩ va.tik.re.Nah	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural
name	שֵׁם֙ shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
son	בֵּ֖ן ben	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
born	יֻלַּד yu.lad-	H3205	to bear young · verb, pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Naomi	לְנָעֳמִ֑י le.no.'o.Mi	H5281	Noomi · preposition + proper noun, a woman's name
called	וַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽה va.tik.Re.nah	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural
name	שְׁמוֹ֙ she.Mo	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Obed	עוֹבֵ֔ד o.Ved	H5744	Obed · proper noun, a man's name
father	אֲבִי 'a.vi-	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct
Jesse	יִשַׁ֖י yi.Shai	H3448	Jishai · proper noun, a man's name
father	אֲבִ֥י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct
David	דָוִֽד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Luke 1:58-63 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:13–end

Here is, I. Ruth a wife. Boaz took her, with the usual solemnities, to his house, and she became his wife (Rut 4:13), all the city, no doubt, congratulating the preferment of a virtuous woman, purely for her virtues. We have reason to think that Orpah, who returned from Naomi to her people and her gods, was never half so well preferred as Ruth was. He that forsakes all for Christ shall find more than all with him; it shall be recompensed a hundred-fold in this present time. Now Orpah wished she had gone with Naomi too; but she, like the other kinsman, stood in her own light. Boaz had prayed that this pious proselyte might receive a full reward of her courage and constancy from the God of Isr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 4:17

SHE BEARS OBED. (Rut 4:13-18) Obed--means "servant."

Adam Clarke on Ruth 4:17

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…

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John Gill on Ruth 4:17

And the women her neighbours gave it a name,.... Josephus says (q) Naomi gave it, by the advice of her neighbours; very probably on the eighth day when he was circumcised, and the neighbours were invited on that occasion, at which time it seems it was usual to give names to children, see Luke 1:59. The Romans gave names to females on the eighth day, to the males on the ninth; hence the goddess Nundina had her name (r); the Greeks generally on the tenth, sometimes on the seventh (s): it was commonly the province of the father to give the name, and sometimes his neighbours and nearest friends were called, and in their presence the name was given, and by any of them he should choose in his stea…

Dictionary and topics

Jesse — Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matt. 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David (1 Sam. 17:12). The phrase “stem of…
Obed — Serving; worshipping. (1.) A son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:21, 22), and the grandfather of David (Matt. 1:5). (2.) 1 Chr. 2:34-38. (3.) 1 Chr. 26:7. (4.) 2 Chr. 23:1.
Ruth, Book Of — contains the history of Ruth, as narrated in the preceding article. The main object of the writer is evidently to give an account of David’s ancestors; and the book was avowedly composed long after…
Inheritance · Provisions for inheritance un — Provisions for inheritance un
Jesse · Father of David — Father of David
Obed · 1. — 1.

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ruth 4:17

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 4:17

Adam Clarke on Ruth 4:17

John Gill on Ruth 4:17

Dictionary and topics

Ruth 4:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 4:17

Adam Clarke on Ruth 4:17

John Gill on Ruth 4:17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ruth 4:13-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ruth 4:15

Rashi on Ruth 4:12