Ruth 4:20

20 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

Ruth 4:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 4:20

And Amminadab begat Nahshon
The prince of the tribe of Judah, as the Targum adds; and so he was when the Israelites were come out of Egypt, and were in the wilderness at the time of the dedication of the altar, ( Numbers 7:12 ) called Nahsson, ( Matthew 1:4 ) ( Luke 3:32 ) , and Nahshon begat Salmon; or, as in the Hebrew text, Salmah, and in ( 1 Chronicles 2:11 ) , Salma; and yet in the verse following Salmon, as we read it.

Ruth 4:20 In-Context

18 This is the genealogical record of their ancestor Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron.

19 Hezron was the father of Ram. Ram was the father of Amminadab.

20 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

21 Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.

22 Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.

Footnotes

• [a]. As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 4:21 ); Hebrew reads Salma.