Ruth 4:18

Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
generations	תּוֹלְד֣וֹת tol.Dot	H8435	(plural only) descent · noun, common feminine plural construct
Pharez	פָּ֔רֶץ Pa.retz	H6557	Perets · proper noun, a man's name
Pharez	פֶּ֖רֶץ Pe.retz	H6557	Perets · proper noun, a man's name
begat	הוֹלִ֥יד ho.Lid	H3205	to bear young · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Hezron	חֶצְרֽוֹן chetz.Ron	H2696	Chetsron · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Matthew 1:3-6 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
1 Chronicles 2:4-8 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Luke 3:33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda…
1 Chronicles 4:1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:13–end

Here is, I. Ruth a wife. Boaz took her, with the usual solemnities, to his house, and she became his wife (Rut 4:13), all the city, no doubt, congratulating the preferment of a virtuous woman, purely for her virtues. We have reason to think that Orpah, who returned from Naomi to her people and her gods, was never half so well preferred as Ruth was. He that forsakes all for Christ shall find more than all with him; it shall be recompensed a hundred-fold in this present time. Now Orpah wished she had gone with Naomi too; but she, like the other kinsman, stood in her own light. Boaz had prayed that this pious proselyte might receive a full reward of her courage and constancy from the God of Isr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 4:18

these are the generations of Pharez--that is, his descendants. This appendix shows that the special object contemplated by the inspired author of this little book was to preserve the memory of an interesting domestic episode, and to trace the genealogy of David. There was an interval of three hundred eighty years between Salmon and David. It is evident that whole generations are omitted; the leading personages only are named, and grandfathers are said, in Scripture language, to beget their grandchildren, without specifying the intermediate links. Next: (1 Samuel) Introduction

Adam Clarke on Ruth 4:18

Now these are the generations - The Targum gives a copious paraphrase on this and the following verses, I shall insert the principal parts in their proper places.

John Gill on Ruth 4:18

Now these are the generations of Pharez,.... The son of Judah, by Tamar before mentioned, Ruth 4:12, for the intention of this genealogy is to confirm the truth of Jacob's prophecy, of Shiloh the Messiah coming from the tribe of Judah, Genesis 49:10 and therefore it begins with Pharez, well known to be the son of Judah, and ends with David, whose son the Messiah was to be, as is owned by all Jews and Gentiles that believe the divine revelation: Pharez begat Hezron; who was one of those that went down with Jacob into Egypt, being born in the land of Canaan, Genesis 47:12 called Esrom in Matthew 1:3.

Dictionary and topics

Hezron — Enclosed. (1.) One of the sons of Reuben (Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14). (2.) The older of the two sons of Pharez (Gen. 46:12). (3.) A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea (Josh. 15:3).
Jesse — Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matt. 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David (1 Sam. 17:12). The phrase “stem of…
Pharez — Breach, the elder of the twin sons of Judah (Gen. 38:29). From him the royal line of David sprang (Ruth 4:18-22). “The chief of all the captains of the host” was of the children of Perez (1 Chr.…
Ruth — A friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father, Elimelech, had settled in the land of Moab. On the death of Elimelech and Mahlon, Naomi came with Ruth, her daughter-in-law, who refused to…
Amminadab · .Lineage of — .Lineage of
David · .Genealogy of — .Genealogy of
Genealogy · Of Pharez to David — Of Pharez to David
Obed · 1. — 1.

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ruth 4:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 4:18

Adam Clarke on Ruth 4:18

John Gill on Ruth 4:18

Dictionary and topics

Ruth 4:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 4:18

Adam Clarke on Ruth 4:18

John Gill on Ruth 4:18

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ruth 4:18–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ruth 4:18-22

Rashi on Ruth 4:18