Revised Literal Translation
Ruth 4:12
12And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Yhwh shall give thee of this young woman.
Ruth 4:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.
- New International Version (NIV)Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring that the Lord will give you by this young woman."
- New King James Version (NKJV)May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman.”
Context of Ruth 4:12
10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. 11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Yhwh make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem: And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Yhwh shall give thee of this young woman. 13So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, Yhwh gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Yhwh, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
Read all of Ruth 4Ruth 4:12 word by word
וִיהִ֤י בֵֽיתְךָ֙ כְּבֵ֣ית פֶּ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָ֥ה תָמָ֖ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה מִן־הַזֶּ֗רַע אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לְךָ֔ מִן־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear
- And let thy houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Pharezפֶּ֫רֶץperets · PerezH6557
- whom Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
- bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- unto Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- of the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- which Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- thee of this young womanנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
Cross-references for Ruth 4:12
- Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:20And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
- Genesis 38:29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
- 1 Chronicles 2:4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
- Matthew 1:3And Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
- 1 Samuel 2:20And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Yhwh give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to Yhwh. And they went unto their own home.
Commentaries on Ruth 4:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Like the house of Pharez - This was very appropriate; for from Pharez, the son of Judah, by Tamar, came the family of the Beth-lehemites and that of Elimelech.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 Men are ready to seize opportunities for increasing their estates, but few know the value of godliness. Such are the wise men of this world, whom the Lord charges with folly. They attend not to the concerns of their souls, but reject the salvation of Christ, for fear of marring their inheritance. But God did Boaz the honour to bring him into the line of the Messiah, while the kinsman, who was afraid of lessening himself, and marring his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Like Ruth, Tamar was a foreigner. She became the mother of Perez and Zerah, who were ancestors of Judah's descendants.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. let thy house be like the house of Pharez--that is, as honorable and numerous as his. He was the ancestor of the Beth-lehem people, and his family one of the five from which the tribe of Judah sprang.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ruth 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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