Ruth 4:18 (GNV)

Passage

These now are ye generations of Pharez: Pharez begate Hezron,

Nearby Context

Ruth 4:16 And Naomi tooke the childe, and layde it in her lap, and became nource vnto it.

Ruth 4:17 And the women her neighbours gaue it a name, saying, There is a childe borne to Naomi, and called the name thereof Obed: the same was the father of Ishai, the father of Dauid.

Ruth 4:18 These now are ye generations of Pharez: Pharez begate Hezron,

Ruth 4:19 And Hezron begate Ram, and Ram begate Amminadab,

Ruth 4:20 And Amminadab begate Nahshon, and Nahshon begate Salmah,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And the women her neighbours gaue it..." into verse 19's "And Hezron begate Ram and Ram begate...", so "generations" and "pharez" 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 "generations" and "pharez" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.