Ruth 4:12

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Ruth 4:12, word by word

And mayיהִיyhi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yhi” appears

your houseבֵיתְvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Perezפֶּרֶץperets

Perez

Perez, "breach": a son of Judah and Tamar, ancestor of King David.

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Tamarתָמָרtamar

Tamar

Tamar, the name of three women: Judah's daughter-in-law, the daughter of David, sister of Absalom, and a daughter of Absalom; also a town in the south. It means "palm tree".

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boreיָלְדָהyalda

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

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to Judahיהוּדָהyhuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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the offspringזֶּרַעzera

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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will giveיִתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

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Translation note

Perez was born to Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38:29); Boaz’s family descended from him (verse 18).

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