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The Line of David

Ruth 4:22

In 11 translations

BSB
Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
KJV
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
WEB
and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
ASV
and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
LSV
and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
YLT
and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
DBY
and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
DRC
Obed begot Isai, Isai begot David.
GNV
And Obed begate Ishai, and Ishai begate Dauid.
JPS
and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
LXXE
And Obed begot Jessæ; and Jessæ begot David.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְעֹבֵד֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יִשָׁ֔י וְיִשַׁ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ Ὡβὴδ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰεσσαί· καὶ Ἰεσσαὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Δαυίδ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from…
  • Matthew 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
  • Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
  • Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

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