Luke 3:28 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 3:28

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

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ASV

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

KJV

Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

This, with the following, "Addi, Cosam, Elmodam, Er, Jose, Eliezer, Jorim, Matthat, Levi, Simeon, Juda, Joseph, Jonan, Eliakim, Melea, Menan, and Mattatha", all lived before the captivity, and were of the house of David, in the line of Nathan; for it follows, which was the son of Nathan: of which persons no mention is made in the Old Testament, nor even of Mattatha, the son of Nathan: his sons that are mentioned are Azariah, Zabud, and Ahishar, 1Ki 4:5 which last is thought to be the same with Mattatha: that Nathan was the son of David, as the order of things here directs, which was the son of David, is clear from 2Sa 5:

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Μελχὶ	Melchi	of Melchi	G3197 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἀδδὶ	Addi	of Addi	G78 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Κωσὰμ	Kōsam	of Cosam	G2973 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἐλμαδὰμ	Elmadam	of Elmadam	G1678 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἢρ	Ēr	of Er	G2262 →

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