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And 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. (KJV)
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וִיהִ֤יvi.Hiso may it be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 1
בֵֽיתְךָ֙vei.te.Khahousehold your
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 2
כְּבֵ֣יתke.Veitlike [the] household of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 3
פֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzPerez
Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶץ (pe.rets) · Strong's: H6557
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Perez
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 38:29, Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:20, Numbers 26:21, Ruth 4:18, 1 Chronicles 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6557; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 4
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 5
יָלְדָ֥הYal.dahshe bore
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 6
תָמָ֖רta.MarTamar
Lemma: תָּמָר (ta.mar) · Strong's: H8559G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Tamar
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 38:6, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 38:13, Genesis 38:24, 1 Chronicles 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8559G; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 7
לִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.Dahto Judah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 8
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 9
הַזֶּ֗רַעha.Ze.ra'the offspring
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 11
יִתֵּ֤ןyi.Tenhe will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 12
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 13
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 14
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.Rahthe young woman
Lemma: נַעֲרָה (na.a.rah) · Strong's: H5291
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: maiden
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 24:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5291; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 15
הַזֹּֽאת\׃ha.Zot<the> this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Ruth 4:12 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And may your house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| like the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Perez | → | פֶּ֫רֶץ H6557 Perez |
| whom | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| Tamar | → | תָּמָר H8559G Tamar |
| bore | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| to Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| because of | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the offspring | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → | |
| by | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| young woman | → | נַעֲרָה H5291 maiden |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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