David’s Genealogy from Judah’s Son

18 Now this is the genealogy of Perez:

Perez fathered Hezron.
19 Hezron fathered Ram,[a]
who fathered Amminadab.
20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
who fathered Salmon.
21 Salmon fathered Boaz,
who fathered Obed.
22 And Obed fathered Jesse,
who fathered David.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:19 LXX reads Aram; Mt 1:3-4

18 This is the genealogical record of their ancestor Perez:

Perez was the father of Hezron.
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.[a]
21 Salmon was the father of Boaz.
Boaz was the father of Obed.
22 Obed was the father of Jesse.
Jesse was the father of David.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:20 As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 4:21); Hebrew reads Salma.

The Genealogy of David(A)

18 This, then, is the family line of Perez(B):

Perez was the father of Hezron,(C)

19 Hezron the father of Ram,

Ram the father of Amminadab,(D)

20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,(E)

Nahshon the father of Salmon,[a]

21 Salmon the father of Boaz,(F)

Boaz the father of Obed,

22 Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma