King James Version

Ruth 4:22

And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

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וְעֹבֵד֙veovedand Obedעוֹבֵדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Obed”H5744Obed, the name of five IsraelitesObed.הוֹלִ֣ידholidbearיָלַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יִשָׁ֔יyishayJesseיִשַׁיnoun, proper name — “Jesse”H3448Jishai, David's fatherJesse.וְיִשַׁ֖יveyishayand Jesseיִשַׁיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jesse”H3448Jishai, David's fatherJesse.הוֹלִ֥ידholidbearיָלַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דָּוִֽדdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

World English Bible

and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.

Darby Translation

and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.

Douay-Rheims

Obed begot Isai, Isai begot David.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Obed begot Jessæ; and Jessæ begot David.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ὡβὴδ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰεσσαί· καὶ Ἰεσσαὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Δαυίδ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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