Ruth 4:18 (YLT)

Passage

And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

Nearby Context

Ruth 4:16 And Naomi taketh the lad, and layeth him in her bosom, and is to him for a nurse;

Ruth 4:17 and the neighbouring women give to him a name, saying, `There hath been a son born to Naomi,' and they call his name Obed; he <FI>is<Fi> father of Jesse, father of David.

Ruth 4:18 And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

Ruth 4:19 and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminidab,

Ruth 4:20 and Amminidab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "genealogies", "pharez", "begat", and "hezron". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "genealogies" 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 neighbouring women give to him..." into verse 19's "and Hezron begat Ram and Ram begat...", so "genealogies" 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 "genealogies" and "pharez" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.