16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 4:16:1 ⧉וַתִּקַּ֨חvatikkakhand she took Ruth 4:16:2 ⧉נָעֳמִ֤יnaomiNaomi Ruth 4:16:3 ⧉אֶת־הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙ethayeledthe child Ruth 4:16:4 ⧉וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּvateshitehuand she set him Ruth 4:16:5 ⧉בְחֵיקָ֔הּvekhekain her lap or bosom Ruth 4:16:6 ⧉וַתְּהִי־ל֖וֹvatehiloand she became to him Ruth 4:16:7 ⧉לְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃leomeneta nurse or a foster-mother |
16. Formal Translation Then Naomi took the child and set him in her lap, and she became his nurse. |
16. Dynamic Translation Naomi took the baby and held him close in her arms, caring for him as a devoted caregiver. |