Ruth 4:19 (DBY)

Passage

and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,

Nearby Context

Ruth 4:17 And 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.

Ruth 4:18 Now these are the generations of Pherez. Pherez begot Hezron,

Ruth 4:19 and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,

Ruth 4:20 and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,

Ruth 4:21 and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hezron", "begot", and "amminadab". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hezron" and "begot", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Now these are the generations of Pherez..." into verse 20's "and Amminadab begot Nahshon and Nahshon begot...", so "hezron" and "begot" belong inside that flow. In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hezron" and "begot" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.