RUTH 4:18 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. וְ,אֵלֶּה
2. 181341,181342
3. and these
4. -
5. 428
6. SP-C,Pdxcp
7. and=these
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 125326
1. תּוֹלְדוֹת
2. 181343
3. +are the descendants of
4. descendants
5. 8435
6. S-Ncfpc
7. [are]_the_descendants_of
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 125327
1. פָּרֶץ
2. 181344
3. Pereʦ
4. Perez's
5. 6557
6. S-Np
7. of_Perez
8. -
9. Person=Pharez; Y-1307
10. 125328
1. פֶּרֶץ
2. 181345
3. Pereʦ
4. -
5. 6557
6. S-Np
7. Perez
8. -
9. Person=Pharez; Y-1307
10. 125329
1. הוֹלִיד
2. 181346
3. he fathered
4. -
5. 3205
6. V-Vhp3ms
7. he_fathered
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 125330
1. אֶת
2. 181347
3. DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 125331
2. 181348
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 125332
1. חֶצְרוֹן
2. 181349
3. Ḩeʦrōn
4. Hezron
5. 2696
6. O-Np
7. Hezron
8. -
9. Person=Hezron; Y-1307
10. 125333
2. 181350
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 125334

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:18–22: A list of David’s ancestors

This section contains a list of the family line from Perez through Obed to King David. Five names represent all the generations from Perez, the son of Judah, to Nahshon, who lived at the time of Moses, about four hundred years after Perez. The names of the next five generations represent all the generations from Nahshon to David, who lived about 450 years later. Clearly, many names have been left out of the list.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The ancestors of David

Obed in the Genealogy of David (NET)

The list of the ancestors of King David

The names in this listing agree with the lists in 1 Chronicles chapter 2, Matthew chapter 1, and Luke chapter 3. If you have already translated any of these books, refer to the way you transliterated the names there.

4:18a

Now these are the generations of Perez:

¶ These are the descendants of Perez.
¶ Perez was the ancestor of many people.

4:18b

Perez was the father of Hezron,

Perez fathered Hezron. (ESV)
Hezron was the son of Perez.

4:18

Now these are the generations of Perez: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as the generations refers to a list of descendants.

These are the descendants of Perez: (NET)

Here is a list of the descendants of Perez: (T4T)

The family line here starts with Perez. Perez was the son of Judah. His mother was Tamar. See the note at 4:12b. It might be helpful for you to provide a footnote saying that Perez was a son of Judah and a great-grandson of Abraham.

Perez was the father of Hezron: The Hebrew verb used in each occurrence in this list means “father a child.” So the Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as Perez was the father of Hezron is literally “Perez fathered Hezron.” Translate this verse and the following verses into your language in whatever manner the people use to recite the list of their family’s ancestors or the names in their genealogies. For example:

Hezron was the son of Perez.

Perez’s son was Hezron, (T4T)

the father of: In some cases, the father mentioned in genealogies was not the actual father, but an ancestor. If in your language it is possible to use a word that could mean either father or grandfather (or even great-grandfather), it would be good to use that word here.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

תּוֹלְד֣וֹת פָּ֔רֶץ

descendants_of Pereʦ

Because it was mentioned earlier that Perez was the son of Judah, the writer continues listing the family line that came from Perez. Verse [4:17](../04/17.md) was the end of the story about Naomi and Ruth, and verse [4:18](../04/18.md) begins a final section that lists the family line of the clan of Ephrathah, showing how important Obed was as the grandfather of King David. Use a connecting word that signals that this is a new section. You may also need to make it clear that this verse refers to a much earlier time than the time period of the story. Alternate translation: [the successive descendants of our clan, starting with Perez]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

פֶּ֖רֶץ הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־חֶצְרֽוֹן

Pereʦ he/it_fathered DOM Ḩeʦrōn

Perez and Hezron are the names of men. Use forms of these names that are natural in your language.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear RUTH 4:18

Hebrew word order

Section 4:18–22: A list of David’s ancestors

4:18a

4:18b

4:18

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)