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Matthew 1:1-6 BBE The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (2) The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers; (3) And the sons of Judah were Perez and Zerah by Tamar; and the son of Perez was Hezron; and the son of Hezron was Ram; (4) And the son of Ram was Amminadab; and the son of Amminadab was Nahshon; and the son of Nahshon was Salmon; (5) And the son of Salmon by Rahab was Boaz; and the son of Boaz by Ruth was Obed; and the son of Obed was Jesse; (6) And the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;

Matthew 1:1-6 GW This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham. (2) Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. (3) Judah and Tamar were the father and mother of Perez and Zerah. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, (4) Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon. (5) Salmon and Rahab were the father and mother of Boaz. Boaz and Ruth were the father and mother of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse, (6) Jesse the father of King David. David and Uriah's wife Bathsheba were the father and mother of Solomon.

Matthew 1:2-6 BBE The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers; (3) And the sons of Judah were Perez and Zerah by Tamar; and the son of Perez was Hezron; and the son of Hezron was Ram; (4) And the son of Ram was Amminadab; and the son of Amminadab was Nahshon; and the son of Nahshon was Salmon; (5) And the son of Salmon by Rahab was Boaz; and the son of Boaz by Ruth was Obed; and the son of Obed was Jesse; (6) And the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;

Matthew 1:1-7 GNB This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham. (2) From Abraham to King David, the following ancestors are listed: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah and his brothers; then Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar), Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Obed (his mother was Ruth), Jesse, and King David. (3) (SEE 1:2) (4) (SEE 1:2) (5) (SEE 1:2) (6) (SEE 1:2) (7) From David to the time when the people of Israel were taken into exile in Babylon, the following ancestors are listed: David, Solomon (his mother was the woman who had been Uriah's wife), Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoiachin and his brothers.

Matthew 1:1-6 NWT 1 The book of the history of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:  2 Abraham became father to Isaac; Isaac became father to Jacob; Jacob became father to Judah and his brothers;  3 Judah became father to Pe´rez and to Ze´rah by Ta´mar; Pe´rez became father to Hez´ron; Hez´ron became father to Ram;  4 Ram became father to Am·min´a·dab; Am·min´a·dab became father to Nah´shon; Nah´shon became father to Sal´mon;  5 Sal´mon became father to Bo´az by Ra´hab; Bo´az became father to O´bed by Ruth; O´bed became father to Jes´se;  6 Jes´se became father to David the king.  David became father to Sol´o·mon by the wife of U·ri´ah;

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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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