Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;
Parallel translations
- WEB Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
- KJV And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
- BSB Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
- NKJV Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah;
- NLT Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah.
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Ram fathers Amminadab and then Nahshon, a leader of Judah during the wilderness years.
Overview
Nahshon was prince of Judah in the wilderness and a figure in the Exodus generation (Numbers 1:7; 2:3). The Chronicler traces the line through these honored ancestors toward David. Their inclusion shows the continuity of God's faithfulness from the Exodus to the monarchy and on to the Messiah (Matthew 1:4).
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Cross-references · 8
- Matt 1:4Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
- Num 1:7Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Ruth 4:19–20and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
- Num 2:3Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Luke 3:32–33the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
- Num 7:17and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Num 10:14First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.
- Num 7:12He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
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