Ruth 4:12

Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which Yahweh will give you by this young woman.”

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WEBBE

Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which the LORD will give you by this young woman.”

BSB

And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”

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.

ASV

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.

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וִיהִי vi·hi so may it be H1961 בֵיתְךָ vei·te·kha household your H1004 כְּבֵית ke·veit like [the] household of H1004 פֶּרֶץ pe·retz Perez H6557 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- whom H834 יָלְדָה yal·dah she bore H3205 תָמָר ta·mar Tamar H8559 לִיהוּדָה li·hu·dah to Judah H3063 מִן־ min- from H4480 הַזֶּרַע ha·ze·ra' the offspring H2233 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 יִתֵּן yi·ten he will give H5414 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לְךָ le·kha to (the) you H9031 מִן־ min- from H4480 הַנַּעֲרָה ha·na·'a·rah the young woman H5291 הַזֹּאת ha·zot (the) this H2063

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 inheritance, has his name, family, and inheritance forgotten.

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PharezJudahTamar

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BenedictionsTamar

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.