The Meaning of Ruth 4:20 Explained

Ruth 4:20

KJV: And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

YLT: and Amminidab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

Darby: and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,

ASV: and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Amminadab  begat  Nahshon,  and Nahshon  begat  Salmon, 

What does Ruth 4:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Ruth 4:1-22 - In The Line Of David's Ancestry
We are admitted here to a graphic picture of the old world. Men's memories were longer and stronger than ours: and what was done publicly in the Gate, the place of public concourse, had the seal of permanence irrevocably attached to it. The transference of the shoe indicated the inferior position of woman, though she was honored in Israel more than in the neighboring nations.
What a happy ending! The gleaner need never again tread the fields, following the reaper's footsteps. All the broad acres were now hers, since she had become one with the owner. When we are one with Christ, we no longer work for redemption; but being redeemed, we bring forth fruit unto God, Romans 7:4. The curtain falls on a blessed group. The tiny babe lies on Naomi's bosom. The women who had gone together into the valley of the shadow of death stand together in the light of the mountain-top. God turns mourning into gladness, Psalms 30:11. And let us Gentiles learn that we too have a part in Christ. In Him is neither Jew nor Greek, Colossians 3:11 [source]

Chapter Summary: Ruth 4

1  Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman
6  He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel
9  Boaz buys the inheritance
11  He marries Ruth
13  She bears Obed, the grandfather of David
18  The generations of Pharez unto David

What do the individual words in Ruth 4:20 mean?

and Amminadab begat - Nahshon and Nahshon Salmon
וְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ נַחְשׁ֔וֹן וְנַחְשׁ֖וֹן שַׂלְמָֽה

וְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙  and  Amminadab 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַמִּינָדָב  
Sense: son of Ram or Aram and father of Nahshon or Naasson and an ancestor of Jesus; father-in-law of Aaron.
הוֹלִ֣יד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
נַחְשׁ֔וֹן  Nahshon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחְשֹׁון  
Sense: son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ.
וְנַחְשׁ֖וֹן  and  Nahshon 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחְשֹׁון  
Sense: son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ.
שַׂלְמָֽה  Salmon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׂלְמָה  
Sense: father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David.

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