Ruth 4:18

Epilogue: Obed in the Genealogy of David

4:18 These are the descendants ¹  of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

Ruth 4:12

4:12 May your family ²  become like the family of Perez ³  – whom Tamar bore to Judah – through the descendants ⁴  the Lord gives you by this young woman.”

[4:18]  ¹ tn Or “generations” (so KJV, NASB); NIV, NLT “family line.”

[4:12]  ² tn Heb “your house” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).

[4:12]  ³ tn Heb “and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, from the offspring whom the Lord gives to you from this young woman.”

[4:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the seed” (KJV, ASV both similar); NASB, NIV “through the offspring”; NRSV “through the children.”