Matthew 1:3

Matthew 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
• New International Version (NIV)Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram.

Context of Matthew 1:3

1The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham: 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers [who became the twelve tribes of Israel]. Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. 4Ram was the father of Aminadab, Aminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. 5Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.

Matthew 1:3 word by word

Ἰούδας δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Φάρες καὶ τὸν Ζάρα ἐκ τῆς Θαμάρ· Φάρες δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἑσρώμ· Ἑσρὼμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἀράμ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• JudasἸούδαςIoudas · JudahG2455
• begatγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• Pharesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PharesΦάρεςPhares · PerezG5329
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ZaraΖαράZara · ZerahG2196
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• ThamarΘάμαρThamar · TamarG2283
• EsromἘσρώμEsrōm · HezronG2074
• AramἈράμAram · RamG689

Cross-references for Matthew 1:3

• Genesis 38:27Now when the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
• Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah—but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Numbers 26:20The sons of Judah according to their families: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
• 1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; the three were born to him by Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s eldest, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and He put him to death.
• 1 Chronicles 9:6From the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their relatives, 690 [of them].
• Genesis 38:6Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.
• Numbers 26:21The sons of Perez: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
• Ruth 4:18Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
• 1 Chronicles 2:5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
• 1 Chronicles 4:1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
• Luke 3:33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
• Ruth 4:19Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab,
• 1 Chronicles 2:9The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai [that is, Caleb].

Commentaries on Matthew 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Phares and Zara - The remarkable history of these twins may be seen, Genesis 38: Some of the ancients were of opinion, that the evangelist refers to the mystery of the youngest being preferred to the eldest, as prefiguring the exaltation of the Christian Church over the synagogue. Concerning the women whose names are recorded in this genealogy, see the note at the end of the chapter, ( Matthew 1:25; (note)).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-16Verses 2-16 These verses contain the genealogy of Jesus. Luke also Luke 3 gives a genealogy of the Messiah. No two passages of Scripture have caused more difficulty than these, and various attempts have been made to explain them. There are two sources of difficulty in these catalogues. 1.Many names that are found in the Old Testament are here omitted; and, 2.The tables of Matthew and Luke appear in many points to be different. From Adam to Abraham Matthew…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25This story shows how certain parts of the life of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. This includes: his family history and birth (chapter 1), and the places he lived as a child (chapter 2). The story also shows how efforts to stop the plan of God do not work (2:1–15; see also 27:62–66).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4. And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 5. And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6. And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her of Urias--Four women are here introduced; two of them Gentiles by birth--Rachab and Ruth; and three of them with a blot…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 1:3

• David
• Esrom
• Genealogy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Judah
• Pharez
• Ram
• Tamar
• Zara

In the dictionaries

• Aram
• Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
• Interpret
• Judas
• Minded
• Pharez
• Ram
• Ruth
• Save
• Zerah

Commentaries on Matthew 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings