Ruth 4:22
in Ruth 4Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
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ASV
and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
KJV
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
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This verse in Ruth 4
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd Obed begat Jesse - “Who,” says the Targum, “also is called Nachash, נחש because neither iniquity nor corruption was found in him, that he should be delivered into the hands of the angel of death, that he might take away his soul from him.
This site's exposition
And Salmon begat Boaz
on Ruth 4:21-22
Ruth never names the mother of Boaz and Matthew 1:5 does, saying Salmon begat Booz of Rachab, so a Canaanite woman of Jericho and a Moabite widow stand in one verse of the line of Christ. Albert Barnes suggests that a man whose own mother came in from outside Israel may have been readier to marry a woman who did the same, and he offers it as a suggestion rather than as something the text states. This same list is given four times in Scripture, here and at 1 Chronicles 2:10-12, Matthew 1:3-6 and Luke 3:32-33. A book that opened in the days when the judges ruled closes on the name of a king, and 1 Samuel 16 takes it up from there.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Obed begat Jesse,....
8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. Boaz calls a court immediately. It is probable he was himself one of the elders (or aldermen) of the city; for he was a mighty man of wealth.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
these are the generations of Pharez--that is, his descendants. This appendix shows that the special object contemplated by the inspired author of this little book was to preserve the memory of an interesting domestic episode, and to trace the genealogy of David.
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The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעֹבֵד֙ | veoved | and Obed | H5744 → | 10 times |
| הוֹלִ֣יד | holid | he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִשָׁ֔י | yishai | Jesse | H3448 → | 42 times |
| וְיִשַׁ֖י | veyishai | and Jesse | H3448 → | 42 times |
| הוֹלִ֥יד | holid | he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דָּוִֽד׃ | david | David | H1732 → |
וְעֹבֵד֙and Obed
veovedH5744 →10 times
הוֹלִ֣ידhe fathered
holidH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִשָׁ֔יJesse
yishaiH3448 →42 times
וְיִשַׁ֖יand Jesse
veyishaiH3448 →42 times
הוֹלִ֥ידhe fathered
holidH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דָּוִֽד׃David
davidH1732 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Revelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Zechariah 6:12
And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build…
- Revelation 5:5
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
- Acts 13:22–23
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in…
- Jeremiah 23:5
Through
1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 9:1
Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
- 1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
- Psalms 78:68–71
But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
- 2 Kings 9:1
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.