and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,
Parallel translations
- KJV And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
- BSB Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
- NKJV Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed;
- NASB and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed,
- NLT Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.
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Cross-references · 3
- Luke 3:32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
- Matt 1:5Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
- 1 Chr 2:11–12and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,
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Boaz the kinsman-redeemer who buys back the destitute and takes a bride foreshadows Christ, our Redeemer who pays the price to make a people his own; and from Ruth's line comes David, and David's greater Son.
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