Ruth 4:18

“Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron;”

Ruth 4:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Matthew 1:3-6

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Matthew gives, from Perez to David, the same series of names that closes the book of Ruth.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • פָּרֶץparetsH6557ΦαρὲςPharesG5329“Perez”
  • עַמִּינָדָבaminadavH5992ἈμιναδάβAminadabG284“Amminadab”
  • נַחְשׁוֹןnajshonH5177ΝαασσώνNaassōnG3476“Nahshon”
  • שַׂלְמוֹןsalmonH8012ΣαλμώνSalmōnG4533“Salmon”
  • בֹּעַזboazH1162ΒόεςBoesG1003“Boaz”
  • עוֹבֵדovedH5744ἸωβὴδIōbēdG5601“Obed”
  • יִשָׁיyishayH3448ἸεσσαίIessaiG2421“Jesse”
  • דָּוִדdavidH1732ΔαυὶδDauidG1138“David”

Allusion · Luke 3:31-33

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Luke gives in reverse order the series of Ruth 4:18-22. Between Amminadab and Hezron he puts Admin and Arni, where Ruth puts Ram.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • יִשָׁיyishayH3448ἸεσσαὶIessaiG2421“Jesse”
  • בֹּעַזboazH1162ΒόοςBoosG1003“Boaz”
  • נַחְשׁוֹןnajshonH5177ΝαασσὼνNaassōnG3476“Nahshon”
  • עַמִּינָדָבaminadavH5992ἈμιναδὰβAminadabG284“Amminadab”
  • פָּרֶץparetsH6557ΦαρὲςPharesG5329“Perez”
  • דָּוִדdavidH1732ΔαυὶδDauidG1138“David”

Ruth 4:18, word by word

the generationsתּוֹלְדוֹתtoldot

generations

What comes from someone: his descendants and their history. "These are the generations of..." is the phrase with which Genesis opens each of its sections.

Where else “toldot” appears
of Perezפָּרֶץparets

Perez

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

Where else “parets” appears
fatheredהוֹלִידholid

father

For a man to have a child.

Where else “holid” appears
Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsron

Hezron

Hezron, the name of a son of Reuben and of a grandson of Judah, an ancestor of David; also a place in Judah.

Where else “chetsron” appears

The context

17And the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

18 · This verse (above)

19Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab;

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