Ruth 4:18

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“Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,”

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BSBPD

“Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ruth 4:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ruth 4:12And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:4Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  4. 1 Chronicles 4:1The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
  5. Matthew 1:3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
  6. Luke 3:33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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