Ruth 4:12

And let thy bais be like the bais of Peretz, whom Tamar bore unto Yehudah, of the zera + 4:12 Gn 22:18; Ga 3:16 which Hashem shall give thee of this na'arah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

11And kol HaAm that were in the sha'ar, and the zekenim, said, We are edim. Hashem make the isha haba'ah (the woman coming), + 4:11 See Gn 3:15; Isa 7:14 into thine bais + 4:11 i.e. Bais Dovid like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the Bais Yisroel; and do thou worthily in Ephrat, and be famous in Beit-Lechem;

13So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his isha; and when he went in unto her, Hashem gave her conception, and she bore ben. + 4:13 See Isa 7:14

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Cross References

Genesis 38:29And it came to pass, as he drew back his yad, that, hinei, his brother came out; and she said, How hast paratzta (thou broken out)? This paretz (breach, breaking) be upon thee; therefore shmo was called Peretz [Breaking out].

Numbers 26:20And the Bnei Yehudah after their Mishpekhot were: of Shelah, the Mishpakhat HaShelani; of Peretz, the Mishpakhat HaPartzi; of Zerach, the Mishpakhat HaZarchi.

1 Samuel 2:20And Eli put on Elkanah and his isha a brocha, and said, Hashem give thee zera of this isha in place of the she'elah (asked for [one] of) Hashem that was lent. And they went unto his makom (place, home).

Matthew 1:3then, through Yehudah, Peretz and Zerach by Tamar; then Chetzron, Ram;

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:10-13

Ruth Married to Boaz. ( b. c. 1312.) 9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. 10 Moreover 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. 11 And all the people… Read the whole commentary →

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