Ruth 4:12 (YLT)

Passage

and 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.'

Nearby Context

Ruth 4:10 and also Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, I have bought to myself for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance; and the name of the dead is not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place; witnesses ye <FI>are<Fi> to-day.'

Ruth 4:11 And all the people who <FI>are<Fi> in the gate say--also the elders--`Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;

Ruth 4:12 and 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.'

Ruth 4:13 And Boaz taketh Ruth, and she becometh his wife, and he goeth in unto her, and Jehovah giveth to her conception, and she beareth a son.

Ruth 4:14 And the women say unto Naomi, `Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah who hath not let a redeemer cease to thee to-day, and his name is proclaimed in Israel,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "house", "pharez", "tamar", "bare", "judah", "seed", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "house" and "pharez", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And all the people who FI are..." into verse 13's "And Boaz taketh Ruth and she becometh...", so "house" 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 "house" and "pharez" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.