Matthew 1:5 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Salmon had a son named Boaz [whose mother was] Rahab; Boaz had a son named Obed [whose mother was] Ruth; Obed had a son named Jesse,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

American Standard Version (1901)

and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

Common English Bible

Salmon was the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz was the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed was the father of Jesse.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Salmon conceived Boaz by Rahab. And Boaz conceived Obed by Ruth. And Obed conceived Jesse.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse.

Matthew 1:5 Cross References

Matthew 1:4

Aram had a son named Amminadab; Amminadab had a son named Nahshon; Nahshon had a son named Salmon;

Matthew 1:6

and Jesse had a son named David [who became] king [of Israel]. David had a son named Solomon [whose mother was Bathsheba, the wife] of Uriah;

Luke 3:32

[And David] was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Boaz, who was the son of Salmon, who was the son of Nahshan,

Hebrews 11:31

By [having] faith, Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed along with the disobedient [inhabitants of Jericho] because she welcomed the [twelve] spies in peace.

James 2:25

And in the same way, was not the prostitute Rahab made right with God by [her] deeds when she welcomed [and protected] the messengers, and [then] sent them away by a different road?