Ruth
Ruth 4:12
12And 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.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And may your house | בֵֽיתְךָ֙ | ḇê·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| become | וִיהִ֤י | wî·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like the house | כְּבֵ֣ית | kə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Perez | פֶּ֔רֶץ | pe·reṣ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6557 Perets |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Tamar | תָמָ֖ר | ṯā·mār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8559 Tamar |
| bore | יָלְדָ֥ה | yā·lə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to Judah | לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה | lî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| because of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the offspring | הַזֶּ֗רַע | haz·ze·ra‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will give | יִתֵּ֤ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֔ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| by | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| this | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| young woman | הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה | han·na·‘ă·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
Cross-references
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Genesis 38:29 · 1 Chronicles 2:4 · 1 Samuel 2:20 · Matthew 1:3 · Genesis 46:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.