Ruth 4:20

20 Amminadab had Nahshon, Nahshon had 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 family tree of Perez: Perez had Hezron,

19 Hezron had Ram, Ram had Amminadab,

20 Amminadab had Nahshon, Nahshon had Salmon,

21 Salmon had Boaz, Boaz had Obed,

22 Obed had Jesse, and Jesse had David.