Ruth 4:21
19 Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,
20 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
- KJV
- And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
- WEB
- and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,
- ASV
- and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
- DARBY
- and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,
- BLB
- and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
- ÅB
- og Salma fikk sønnen Boas, og Boas fikk sønnen Obed,
- OTB
- Salmon ble far til Boas, og Boas ble far til Obed,
- B1930
- og Salmon fikk sønnen Boas, og Boas fikk sønnen Obed,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 1:5
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
Read in contextLuke 3:32
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:11–12
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
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