King James Version
Ruth 4:12 in the King James Version says “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...” — study this verse from Ruth chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Ruth 4:12 · KJV
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.
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: do thou: or, get thee riches, or, power be famous: Heb. proclaim thy name
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.
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. left: Heb. caused to cease unto thee kinsman: or, redeemer
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And let thy house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“And let thy house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“bare”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“unto Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“shall give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“which the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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