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Ruth 4:18 KJV
Ruth · chapter 4 · verse 18
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,Ruth 4:18 · King James Version
Ruth 4:18 in context
16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- generationstôwlᵉdâhdescentH8435 →
- PharezPeretsPerets, the name of two IsraelitesH6557 →
- begatyâladto bear youngH3205 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-22