Ruth 4:19 (YLT)

Passage

and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminidab,

Nearby Context

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,

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And these are genealogies of Pharez Pharez..." into verse 20's "and Amminidab begat Nahshon and Nahshon begat...", so "hezron" and "begat" 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 "begat" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.