Matthew 1:4
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New International Version (©2011)
Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,

New Living Translation (©2007)
Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

English Standard Version (©2001)
and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon,

International Standard Version (©2012)
Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.

NET Bible (©2006)
Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
Aram begot Aminadab, Aminadab begot Nahshon, Nahshon begot Salmon

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
[Ram] the father of Amminadab, [Amminadab] the father of Nahshon, [Nahshon] the father of Salmon.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Ram begat Amminidab; and Amminidab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;

American King James Version
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

American Standard Version
and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Aram begot Aminadab. And Aminadab begot Naasson. And Naasson begot Salmon.

Darby Bible Translation
and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,

English Revised Version
and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

Weymouth New Testament
Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;

World English Bible
Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

Young's Literal Translation
and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:1-17 Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe the chief intention. It is not a needless genealogy. It is not a vain-glorious one, as those of great men often are. It proves that our Lord Jesus is of the nation and family out of which the Messiah was to arise. The promise of the blessing was made to Abraham and his seed; of the dominion, to David and his seed. It was promised to Abraham that Christ should descend from him, Ge 12:3; 22:18; and to David that he should descend from him, 2Sa 7:12; Ps 89:3, &c.; 132:11; and, therefore, unless Jesus is a son of David, and a son of Abraham, he is not the Messiah. Now this is here proved from well-known records. When the Son of God was pleased to take our nature, he came near to us, in our fallen, wretched condition; but he was perfectly free from sin: and while we read the names in his genealogy, we should not forget how low the Lord of glory stooped to save the human race.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 4. - And Naasson ( Nahshon, Revised Version) begat Salmon. This line of descent, from Nahshon to David, is also given by St. Luke (Luke 3:31, 32), and is derived from Ruth 4:18-22. But it has occasioned some difficulty, because it makes but five steps from Nahshon, who (Numbers 1:7) was one of the heads of fathers' houses at the time of the Exodus, to the days of David. According to the chronology added in the margin of the Authorized Version, this period extended from B.C. 1490 to B.C. 1056, i.e. more than four hundred and thirty years, thus making a generation to consist in each case of more than eighty years. And even according to the more accurate computation of the date of the Exodus ( B.C. 1304) the period would be two hundred and forty-eight years, thus making each generation nearly fifty years. Even this seems very long, especially in the East; so that it is probable that the genealogy in Ruth, merely adopted by the evangelists, recorded only the more important names.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Aram begat Aminadab,.... Which, with what follows in this verse, exactly agrees with the genealogical account in Ruth 4:19.

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The Genealogy of Jesus
…3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4And 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; …

Ruth 4:20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Matthew 1:3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
Matthew 1:5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
Luke 3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,