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Ruth 4:12

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Moreover, may your house be like the house of Perez whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring which the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— and let thy house become like the house of Pherez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare to Judah,—of the seed which—may Yahweh give thee, of this young woman.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and let thy house be as the house of Pharez (whom Tamar bare to Judah), of the seed which Jehovah doth give to thee of this young woman.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And that the house may be, as the house of Phares, whom Thamar bore unto Juda, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And that thine house be like the house of Pharez (whom Thamar bare vnto Iudah) of the seede which the Lord shall giue thee of this yong woman.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, (whom Tamar bare vnto to Iudah) of the seed which the LORD shall giue thee of this yong woman.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And let your house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, and may the LORD give you an offspring from this woman.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And let thy house be as the house of Pharez{gr.Phares}, whom Tamar{gr.Thamar} bore to Judah{gr.Juda}, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this handmaid.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And let thy house be like the house of Peretz, whom Tamar bare unto Yehudah, of the seed which Yahweh shall give thee of this young woman.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And let thy house 1004
{1004} Prime
בַּיִת
bayith
{bah'-yith}
Probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.).
be x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
like the house 1004
{1004} Prime
בַּיִת
bayith
{bah'-yith}
Probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.).
of Perex פֶּרֶץ, 6557
{6557} Prime
פֶּרֶץ
Perets
{peh'-rets}
The same as H6556; Perets, the name of two Israelites.
whom x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Tämär תָּמָר 8559
{8559} Prime
תָּמָר
Tamar
{taw-mawr'}
The same as H8558; Tamar, the name of three women and a place.
bare 3205
{3205} Prime
יָלַד
yalad
{yaw-lad'}
A primitive root; to bear young; causatively to beget; medically to act as midwife; specifically to show lineage.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
unto Yæhûđà יְהוּדָה, 3063
{3063} Prime
יְהוּדָה
Y@huwdah
{yeh-hoo-daw'}
From H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.
of x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
the seed 2233
{2233} Prime
זֶרַע
zera`
{zeh'-rah}
From H2232; seed; figuratively fruit, plant, sowing time, posterity.
which x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Yähwè יָהוֶה 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
shall give 5414
{5414} Prime
נָתַן
nathan
{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application (put, make, etc.).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
thee of x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
this x2063
(2063) Complement
זֹאת
zo'th
{zothe'}
Irregular feminine of H2089; this (often used adverbially).
young woman. 5291
{5291} Prime
נַעֲרָה
na`arah
{nah-ar-aw'}
Feminine of H5288; a girl (from infancy to adolescence).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Ruth 4:12

_ _ 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.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Ruth 4:9-12.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ruth 4:12

Pharez — As honourable and numerous as his family was; whom, though be also was born of a stranger, God so blessed, that his family was one of the five families to which all the tribe of Judah belonged, and the progenitor of the inhabitants of this city.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
the house:

Genesis 46:12 And 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 26:20-22 And 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. ... These [are] the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

whom:

Genesis 38:29 And 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 2:4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five.
Matthew 1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

of the seed:

1 Samuel 2:20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Gn 38:29; 46:12. Nu 26:20. 1S 2:20. 1Ch 2:4. Mt 1:3.

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