King James Version

Matthew 1:6

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the king” (ὁ βασιλεὺς) before begat here.

ἸεσσαὶiessaiJesseἸεσσαίnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesse”, the subject formG2421(Hebrew), Jesse, son of Obed, and father of King David.Jesseδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andἐγέννησενegennēsenbegatγεννάω (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.begatτὸνtonherὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “her”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.herΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “David”, the object formG1138David, King of Israel.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέαbasileakingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “king”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.ΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “David”, the subject formG1138David, King of Israel.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐγέννησενegennēsento begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist active 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”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΣολομῶναsolomōnaSolomonΣολομών (solomōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Solomon”, the object formG4672Solomon, son of David King of Israel, and Bathsheba.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Οὐρίουouriouthat had been the wife of UriasΟὐρίας (ourias)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “that had been the wife of Urias”, the of-formG3774Uriah, husband of Bathsheba the mother of Solomon.that had been the wife of Urias

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhoherὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “her”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεὺςbasileuskingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah's,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah's,

World English Bible

Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.

Darby Translation

and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;

Douay-Rheims

And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias.

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