Ruth 4:12 “And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to…”

Ruth 4:12

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.'

Bible in Basic English

May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.

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Cross references

“the house”

Genesis 46:12 Numbers 26:20–22

Genesis 46:12 · BSB

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 26:20–22 · BSB

These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

“whom”

Genesis 38:29 1 Chronicles 2:4 Matthew 1:3

Genesis 38:29 · BSB

But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

1 Chronicles 2:4 · BSB

Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

Matthew 1:3 · BSB

Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.

“of the seed”

1 Samuel 2:20

1 Samuel 2:20 · BSB

And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD. ” Then they would go home.

Also

Ruth 4:18

Ruth 4:18 · BSB

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.

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