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Ruth 4:12

JudahPharezTamar

10 Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”

11 “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

And 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.”

13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.

14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.

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BSB
And 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.”
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.
WEB
Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, from the seed that YHWH gives to you from this young woman.”
ÅB
Ditt hus bli som Peres' hus - han som Tamar fødte Juda - ved de etterkommere som Herren vil gi deg med denne unge kvinne!
OTB
Måtte din familie, gjennom de barna Herren gir deg ved denne unge kvinnen, bli som slekten til Peres, som Tamar fødte Juda."
B1930
Ditt hus bli som Peres' hus - han som Tamar fødte Juda - ved de efterkommere som Herren vil gi dig med denne unge kvinne!

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  • Genesis 38:29

    But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

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  • 1 Chronicles 2:4

    Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:20

    And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.

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  • Genesis 46:12

    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.

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  • Matthew 1:3

    Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.

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  • Ruth 4:18

    Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

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  • Numbers 26:20–22

    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.

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