Ruth 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which Yahweh will give you by this young woman.””
Ruth 4:12 — World English Bible
Ruth 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Ruth 4:12 — American Standard Version
Ruth 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Ruth 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Ruth 4:12 — Darby Translation
Ruth 4:12 GEN — 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.”
Ruth 4:12 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 4:12 in Context — Ruth 4
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 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 Beth–lehem:
12 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.
13 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.
14 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.
What Does Ruth 4:12 Mean?
Ruth 4:12 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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