Matthew 1:4

Matthew 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
• New International Version (NIV)Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon.

Context of Matthew 1:4

2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Juda and his brethren; 3and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram, and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon, 5and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse, 6and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;

Matthew 1:4 word by word

Ἀρὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἀμιναδάβ· Ἀμιναδὰβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ναασσών· Ναασσὼν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σαλμών·Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Matthew 1:4

• Ruth 4:19and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,
• 1 Chronicles 2:10And Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
• Numbers 1:7for Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
• Numbers 2:3And [for] those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising [there shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
• Numbers 7:12And he that presented his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.
• Numbers 10:14The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward first according to their hosts, and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
• Luke 3:32of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,

Commentaries on Matthew 1:4

• 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 1:4

• Amminadab
• David
• Genealogy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Naashon
• Ram
• Salma

In the dictionaries

• Aram
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• Amaziah
• Aminadab
• Antediluvian Patriarchs

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