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class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now these <i>are</i> the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now this <i>is</i> the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: to Perez was born Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: to Perez was born Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the family records of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the account of Perez and his family. [Perez] was the father of Hezron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the genealogy of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And these are generations of Perez: Perez begot Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These are the generations of Phares: Phares begot Esron, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These are the generations of Perez: Perez conceived Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the generations of Pharets: Phares begot Khetsrun<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begot Hezron;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these <i>are</i> the generations of Phares: Phares begot Esrom:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/4-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=908" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">The Line of David</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">Now these are</a> <a href="/hebrew/8435.htm" title="8435: tō·wl·ḏō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Generations. Or toldah; from yalad; descent, i.e. Family; history.">the generations</a> <a href="/hebrew/6557.htm" title="6557: pā·reṣ (N-proper-ms) -- Son of Judah and Tamar. The same as perets; Perets, the name of two Israelites.">of Perez:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6557.htm" title="6557: pe·reṣ (N-proper-ms) -- Son of Judah and Tamar. The same as perets; Perets, the name of two Israelites.">Perez</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: hō·w·lîḏ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">was the father of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2696.htm" title="2696: ḥeṣ·rō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- Two Isr., also two places in Judah. From chatser; court-yard; Chetsron, the name of a place in Palestine; also of two Israelites.">Hezron,</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-12.htm">Genesis 46:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-5.htm">1 Chronicles 2:5-15</a></span><br />The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. / The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all. / The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-3.htm">Matthew 1:3-6</a></span><br />Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. / Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. / Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31-33</a></span><br />the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, / the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, / the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/38-29.htm">Genesis 38:29</a></span><br />But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-20.htm">Numbers 26:20-21</a></span><br />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. / And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></span><br />Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">1 Samuel 17:12</a></span><br />Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">1 Kings 2:11</a></span><br />The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-18.htm">1 Chronicles 27:18</a></span><br />over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">2 Samuel 2:4</a></span><br />Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-5.htm">2 Samuel 5:5</a></span><br />In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></span><br />I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a></span><br />Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,</p><p class="hdg">Pharez</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-4.htm">1 Chronicles 2:4</a></b></br> And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah <i>were</i> five.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/4-1.htm">1 Chronicles 4:1</a></b></br> The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/1-3.htm">Matthew 1:3</a></b></br> And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;</p><p class="hdg">Phares, Esrom </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/11-1.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/judges/11-1.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/ruth/4-17.htm">Born</a> <a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/joshua/15-25.htm">Hezron</a> <a href="/genesis/37-2.htm">History</a> <a href="/judges/20-22.htm">Line</a> <a href="/ruth/4-12.htm">Perez</a> <a href="/ruth/4-12.htm">Pharez</a> <a href="/numbers/26-21.htm">Pherez</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/4-19.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/ruth/4-19.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/ruth/4-19.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-33.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ruth/4-19.htm">Hezron</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-19.htm">History</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-31.htm">Line</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-8.htm">Perez</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-4.htm">Pharez</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-4.htm">Pherez</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Boaz buys the inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">He marries Ruth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">She bears Obed, the grandfather of David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">The generations of Pharez unto David</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now these are the generations of Perez:</b><br>The phrase introduces a genealogical record, a common feature in biblical texts that establishes lineage and heritage. Perez, the son of Judah and Tamar, is significant in the lineage of King David and ultimately Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/matthew/1-3.htm">Matthew 1:3</a>. This genealogy underscores God's providence in using unexpected circumstances to fulfill His promises. The mention of Perez connects the story of Ruth to the broader narrative of Israel's history, emphasizing the continuity of God's plan through generations.<p><b>Perez was the father of Hezron,</b><br>Perez's son, Hezron, is a key figure in the genealogical line leading to David. Hezron's inclusion highlights the fulfillment of God's covenant with Abraham, promising that his descendants would become a great nation (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>). This lineage is crucial for understanding the messianic prophecy, as it traces the ancestry of Jesus, affirming His rightful place as the promised Messiah. The genealogical record serves as a testament to God's faithfulness in preserving the line through which salvation would come.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/perez.htm">Perez</a></b><br>The son of Judah and Tamar, Perez is a significant figure in the lineage of David and ultimately Jesus Christ. His birth is recorded in <a href="/bsb/genesis/38.htm">Genesis 38</a>, and he is noted for continuing the line of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezron.htm">Hezron</a></b><br>The son of Perez, Hezron is an ancestor of King David. His mention in this genealogy highlights the continuity of God's promise to Abraham through the line of Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/genealogy.htm">Genealogy</a></b><br>This passage begins a genealogy that traces the lineage from Perez to David, emphasizing the providential unfolding of God's redemptive plan through specific family lines.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_lineage.htm">God's Sovereignty in Lineage</a></b><br>The genealogy in <a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18</a> reminds us that God is sovereign over history and uses family lines to accomplish His purposes. This encourages us to trust in His plan for our lives, even when we cannot see the full picture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heritage.htm">The Importance of Heritage</a></b><br>Understanding our spiritual heritage can strengthen our faith. Just as Perez and Hezron were part of God's unfolding plan, we too are part of a larger account that God is writing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_across_generations.htm">Faithfulness Across Generations</a></b><br>The mention of these generations encourages us to consider the impact of our faithfulness on future generations. Our actions and faith today can influence the spiritual legacy we leave behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_redemption_through_imperfect_people.htm">God's Redemption Through Imperfect People</a></b><br>The inclusion of Perez, born from a complex family situation, highlights that God can redeem and use imperfect people for His glory. This gives hope to all believers that their past does not disqualify them from being used by God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_judah_call_tamar_'righteous'.htm">In Genesis 38:25–26, why does Judah suddenly shift from condemning Tamar to declaring her “more righteous” than he is, without any direct divine intervention or clear moral explanation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_omit_some_names_in_1_chronicles_2.htm">Why are certain individuals and tribal lines omitted in 1 Chronicles 2, and does this omission conflict with other biblical genealogies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'eye_has_not_seen'_mean.htm">What does Ruth reveal about God's character and actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezra_2_21-35_names.htm">How do we reconcile varying family names in Ezra 2:21–35 with their supposed lineage elsewhere in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ruth/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Hezron.</span>--See <a href="/genesis/46-12.htm" title="And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.">Genesis 46:12</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 18-22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And these are the lineal descendants of Pharez. Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.</span> This is the genealogy of King David, and it is therefore an integral part of the genealogy of King David's great descendant, his "Lord" and ours. As such it is incorporated entire in the two tables that are contained respectively in the first chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew, and the third of the Gospel according to Luke. Some of the names are somewhat Grecised and otherwise modified in those New Testament tables. Instead of Hezron we have Esrom; instead of Ram we have Aram; instead of Nahshon we have Naason; instead of Boaz we have Boos; in <a href="/1_chronicles/2-11.htm">1 Chronicles 2:11</a> we have Salma instead of Salmon. It has been keenly debated by chronologists and genealogists whether we should regard the list of David's lineal ancestors, given here and in <a href="/1_chronicles/2-10.htm">1 Chronicles 2:10-12</a>, as also in <a href="/matthew/1-3.htm">Matthew 1:3-5</a>, and <a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31-33</a>, as complete. It is a thorny question to handle, and one not ready to be finally settled till the whole Old Testament chronology be adjusted. It is certain that in the larger tables of our Lord's genealogy there was, apparently for mnemonic purposes (<a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a>), the mergence of certain inconspicuous links (see <a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8</a>); and it would not need to be matter of wonder or concern if in that section of these tables which contains the genealogy of King David there should be a similar lifting up into the light, on the one hand, of the more prominent ancestors, and a shading off into the dark, on the other, of some who were less conspicuous. It lies on the surface of the genealogy that the loving-kindness and tender mercies of Yahveh stretch far beyond the confines of the Hebrews, highly favored though that people was. "Is he," asks St. Paul, "<span class="accented">the</span> God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes," the same apostle answers, "<span class="accented">of</span> the Gentiles also" (<a href="/romans/3-29.htm">Romans 3:29</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/4-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now these [are]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the generations</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹלְד֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·wl·ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8435.htm">Strong's 8435: </a> </span><span class="str2">Descent, family, history</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Perez:</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6557.htm">Strong's 6557: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perez -- son of Judah and Tamar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Perez</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(pe·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6557.htm">Strong's 6557: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perez -- son of Judah and Tamar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was the father of</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹלִ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hezron,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶצְרֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥeṣ·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2696.htm">Strong's 2696: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hezron -- two Israelites, also two places in Judah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">OT History: Ruth 4:18 Now this is the history (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/4-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 4:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/4-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 4:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>