Ruth 4:20

20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, who fathered 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 Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron.

19 Hezron fathered Ram, who fathered Amminadab.

20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, who fathered Salmon.

21 Salmon fathered Boaz, who fathered Obed.

22 And Obed fathered Jesse, who fathered David.