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OET (OET-RV)We pray that your family will be like the family of your ancestor Perez, son of Judah and Tamar, because of the many descendants that Yahweh will give to you and this youngwoman.”
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXXΚαὶ γένοιτο οἶκός σου, ὡς οἶκος Φαρὲς, ὃν ἔτεκε Θάμαρ τῷ Ἰούδᾳ, ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος οὗ δώσει Κύριός σοι ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης ταύτης. (Kai genoito oikos sou, hōs oikos Fares, hon eteke Thamar tōi Youda, ek tou spermatos hou dōsei Kurios soi ek taʸs paidiskaʸs tautaʸs. )
BrTrAnd let thy house be as the house of Phares, whom Thamar bore to Juda, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this handmaid.
ULTAnd may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, from the seed that Yahweh gives you from this young woman.”
USTWe pray that your family will be like the family of your ancestor Perez, son of Judah and Tamar, because of the many descendants that Yahweh will give to you and this young woman.”
BSBAnd may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
OEBFrom the children whom the Lord will give you by this young woman may your household become like the household of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.’
WEBBELet your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring[fn] which the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
NETMay your family become like the family of Perez – whom Tamar bore to Judah – through the descendants the Lord gives you by this young woman.”
LSVand let your house be as the house of Perez (whom Tamar bore to Judah), of the seed which YHWH gives to you of this young woman.”
FBVMay your descendants the Lord gives you through this young woman become like the descendants of Perez, the son Tamar bore to Judah.”
T4TWe hope/desire that Yahweh will enable you and this young woman to have many descendants. And we hope/desire that your family will be as important as the family of your ancestor Perez, the son of Judah and Tamar.”
LEBAnd may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah from the offspring that Yahweh will give to you from this young woman.” ¶
BBEMay your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.
JPSand let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.'
ASVand let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.
DRAAnd that the house may be, as the house of Phares, whom Thamar bore unto Juda, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.
YLTand let thy house be as the house of Pharez (whom Tamar bare to Judah), of the seed which Jehovah doth give to thee of this young woman.'
Drbyand let thy house become like the house of Pherez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.
RVand let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
WbstrAnd let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
KJB-1769And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman. (And let thy/your house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Yudah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee/you of this young woman. )
KJB-1611[fn]And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, ( whom Tamar bare vnto to Iudah) of the seed which the LORD shall giue thee of this yong woman. (And let thy/your house be like the house of Pharez, ( whom Tamar bare unto to Yudah)of the seedwhich the LORDshallgivethee/youofthisyoung woman.)
BshpsThy house be like the house of Pharez (whom Thamar bare vnto Iuda) eue of the seede whiche the Lord shall geue thee of this young woman. (Thy house be like the house of Pharez (whom Thamar bare unto Yudah) eue of the seed which the Lord shall give thee/you of this young woman.)
GnvaAnd that thine house be like the house of Pharez (whom Thamar bare vnto Iudah) of the seede which the Lord shall giue thee of this yong woman. (And that thine/your house be like the house of Pharez (whom Thamar bare unto Yudah) of the seed which the Lord shall give thee/you of this young woman. )
CvdlAnd thy house be as ye house of Phares ( who Thamar bare vnto Iuda) thorow the sede, that the LORDE shall geue the of this damsell. (And thy/your house be as ye/you_all house of Phares ( who Thamar bare unto Yudah) through the seed, that the LORD shall give the of this damsel.)
Wycland thin hows be maad as the hows of Fares, whom Thamar childide to Judas, of the seed which the Lord schal yyue to thee of this damesel. (and thin house be made as the house of Fares, whom Thamar childide to Yudas, of the seed which the Lord shall give to thee/you of this damesel.)
LuthUnd dein Haus werde wie das Haus Perez, den Thamar Juda gebar, von dem Samen, den dir der HErr geben wird von dieser Dirne. (And your house become like the house Perez, the Thamar Yuda gebar, from to_him Samen, the you/to_you the/of_the LORD give becomes from dieser Dirne.)
ClVgfiatque domus tua sicut domus Phares, quem Thamar peperit Judæ, de semine quod tibi dederit Dominus ex hac puella.[fn] (fiatque home your like home Phares, which Thamar gave_birth Yudæ, about semine that to_you dederit Master from hac puella. )
4.12Phares, etc. Qui gentilis populi gratiam tenuit, et in partu fratrem qui prior manum emiserat præcessit, Isræl enim in opere legis prius manum emisit, et eam prophetarum et ipsius Christi cruore pollutam retraxit. Postea vero populus gentium prorupit, ut essent primi novissimi, et novissimi primi Matth. 20.. Thamar quoque commutans vel amaritudo interpretatur. Ecclesia enim gentium et nomine et habitu, quæ fuit in idololatria fœda et amara, in pœnitentia fit dulcis et pulchra
4.12Phares, etc. Who gentilis of_the_people gratiam tenuit, and in partu brother who prior hand emiserat præcessit, Isræl because in opere legis first/before hand emisit, and her prophetarum and ipsius of_Christ cruore pollutam retraxit. Postea vero populus gentium prorupit, as they_would_be primi novissimi, and novissimi primi Matth. 20.. Thamar too commutans or amaritudo interpretatur. Ecclesia because gentium and nomine and habitu, which fuit in idololatria fœda and amara, in pœnitentia fit dulcis and pulchra
Here, house represents the people who might live in a house plus all of their descendants. Perez had many descendants who became large clans in Israel, including the clan of Ephrathah. Also, many of his descendants became important people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And may your clan become like the clan of Perez”
The people are asking for a blessing from Yahweh, that through Ruth he would give Boaz many children who would do good things, just as Yahweh did for Perez. Use the form of blessing that is appropriate in your language.
The story of Ruth is set in the time of the Judges, a few generations before the birth of King David. While much animosity often existed between Israel and Moab (Judges 3:12-30; 10:6-12:7; 2 Samuel 8:2; 10; 2 Kings 3:4-27; 2 Chronicles 20; see also Nations across the Jordan River map), other times the two nations appear to have enjoyed a somewhat congenial relationship, as is demonstrated by Naomi’s willingness to relocate to Moab to seek relief from a famine. Later Naomi’s sons also marry Moabite women, and Ruth’s devotion to Naomi and her God no doubt speaks highly of the character of many Moabites. Many years later Ruth’s great-grandson David placed his parents in the care of the king of Moab while he was on the run from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:3-4).
