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Matthew 1:4 KJV
Matthew · chapter 1 · verse 4
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;Matthew 1:4 · King James Version
Matthew 1:4 in context
2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
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;
6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AminadabaminadabAmminadab = " one of the prince s people" , an ancestor of ChristG284 →
- NaassonnaassōnNahshon = "enchanter", an ancestor of ChristG3476 →
- begatgennaōof men who fathered children, to be born, to be begotten, of women giving birth to…G1080 →
- AramaramAram or Ram = " high" , an ancestor of ChristG689 →
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Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe, I. The title of it. It is the book (or the account, as the Hebrew word sepher, a book, sometimes signifies) of the generation of Jesus Christ, of his ancestors according to the flesh; or, It is the narrative of his birth. It is Biblos Geneseōs - a book of Genesis.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-17