Ruth 4:20

20 'Amminadav was the father of Nachshon, Nachshon 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 Here is the genealogy of Peretz. Peretz was the father of Hetzron,

19 Hetzron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of 'Amminadav,

20 'Amminadav was the father of Nachshon, Nachshon was the father of Salmon,

21 Salmon was the father of Bo'az, Bo'az was the father of 'Oved,

22 'Oved was the father of Yishai, and Yishai was the father of David.