New American Standard Bible 2020
Matthew 1:5
5Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.
Matthew 1:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
- New International Version (NIV)Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
- English Standard Version (ESV)and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse,
Context of Matthew 1:5
3Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram. 4Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon. Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse. 6Jesse fathered David the king. David fathered Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. 7Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asa.
Read all of Matthew 1Matthew 1:5 word by word
Σαλμὼν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Βόες ἐκ τῆς Ῥαχάβ· Βόες δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰωβὴδ ἐκ τῆς Ῥούθ· Ἰωβὴδ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰεσσαί·Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 1:5
- Ruth 4:21and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed,
- 1 Chronicles 2:11Nahshon fathered Salma, Salma fathered Boaz,
- Joshua 2:1Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and rested there.
- Joshua 6:22And Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring the woman and all she has out of there, just as you have sworn to her.”
- Hebrews 11:31By faith the prostitute Rahab did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.
- James 2:25In the same way, was Rahab the prostitute not justified by works also when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
- Ruth 1:4And they took for themselves Moabite women as wives; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other, Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.
- Ruth 2:1Now Naomi had a relative of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
- Luke 3:32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
Commentaries on Matthew 1:5
- 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. 5Rahab was a Gentile prostitute who risked her life to hide the two spies of Joshua in Jericho (Joshua 2:1–21). Her place in the Messiah's family tree emphasizes the grace of God. She is praised for her faith in Israel's God and her good actions (Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25).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
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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
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