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Matthew 1:16

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

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ἸακὼβiakōbJacobἸακώβnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jacob”, the subject formG2384(Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.Jacobδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐγέννησενegennēsenbegatγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “begat”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.begatτὸνtonwhoὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “who”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whoἸωσὴφiōsēphJosephἸωσήφnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Joseph”, the object formG2501Joseph, a proper name.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνδραandramanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “man”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.ΜαρίαςmariasMaryΜαρία (maria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the of-formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.ἧςhēswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐγεννήθηegennēthēto begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to beget”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.This verse uses “beget”.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λεγόμενοςlegomenosis calledλέγω (legō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “is called”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.is calledχριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

World English Bible

Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Darby Translation

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Douay-Rheims

And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

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