7 (Now during those times it was the custom in Israel to confirm the action of family redeemer, property transfer, or any similar legal matter by removing a sandal and handing it over. This was the way of validating a transaction in Israel.)
14 The women of the town4:14. See 1:19. came to Naomi and said, "Praise the Lord, for today he didn’t leave you without a family redeemer by giving you this grandson4:14. "By giving you this grandson": implied.—may he become famous throughout Israel.
17 The neighbor women named him Obed,4:17. "Obed," meaning "servant" as in "servant of God." saying "Naomi now has a son!" He was the father of Jesse who was the father of David.
22 Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.