MAT 1:2 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Yacob (Grk: Yakob), Yacob the father of Yudah (Grk: Youdas) and his brothers.

Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

UST Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and Judah’s older and younger brothers.

BSB  ⇔ Abraham was the father of Isaac,
 ⇔ Isaac the father of Jacob,
 ⇔ and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

BLB Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers.

AICNT Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

OEB Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,

WEB Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

NET Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

LSV Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers,

FBV Abraham was the father of Isaac; and Isaac the father of Jacob; and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers;

TCNT Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac was the father of Jacob, Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers,

T4T Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and Judah’s older and younger brothers.

LEB Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers,

BBE The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;

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ASV Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

DRA Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren.

YLT Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

DBY Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Juda and his brethren;

RV Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

WBS Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

KJB Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
(Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Yudas and his brethren;)

BB Abraham begat Isaac, Isaac begat Iacob, Iacob begat Iudas, and his brethren.
(Abraham begat Isaac, Isaac begat Yacob, Yacob begat Yudas, and his brethren.)

GNV Abraham begate Isaac. And Isaac begate Iacob. And Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren.
(Abraham begat Isaac. And Isaac begat Yacob. And Yacob begat Yudas and his brethren.)

CB Abraha begat Isaac: Isaac begat Iacob: Iacob begat Iudas & his brethre:
(Abraha begat Isaac: Isaac begat Yacob: Yacob begat Yudas and his brethren/brothers:)

TNT Abraham begat Isaac: Isaac begat Iacob: Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren:
(Abraham begat Isaac: Isaac begat Yacob: Yacob begat Yudas and his brethren/brothers:)

WYC Abraham bigat Isaac. Isaac bigat Jacob. Jacob bigat Judas and hise britheren.
(Abraham begat Isaac. Isaac begat Yacob. Yacob begat Yudas and his brethren/brothers.)

LUT Abraham zeugete Isaak. Isaak zeugete Jakob. Jakob zeugete Juda und seine Brüder.
(Abraham zeugete Isaak. Isaak zeugete Yakob. Yakob zeugete Yuda and his brothers.)

CLV Abraham genuit Isaac. Isaac autem genuit Jacob. Jacob autem genuit Judam, et fratres ejus.
(Abraham genuit Isaac. Isaac however genuit Yacob. Yacob however genuit Yudam, and fratres eyus.)

UGNT Ἀβραὰμ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰσαάκ, Ἰσαὰκ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰακώβ, Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰούδαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ,
(Abraʼam egennaʸsen ton Isaʼak, Isaʼak de egennaʸsen ton Yakōb, Yakōb de egennaʸsen ton Youdan kai tous adelfous autou,)

SBL-GNT Ἀβραὰμ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰσαάκ, Ἰσαὰκ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰακώβ, Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰούδαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ,
(Abraʼam egennaʸsen ton Isaʼak, Isaʼak de egennaʸsen ton Yakōb, Yakōb de egennaʸsen ton Youdan kai tous adelfous autou,)

TC-GNT Ἀβραὰμ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰσαάκ· Ἰσαὰκ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰακώβ· Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰούδαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ·
(Abraʼam egennaʸse ton Isaʼak; Isaʼak de egennaʸse ton Yakōb; Yakōb de egennaʸse ton Youdan kai tous adelfous autou;)

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Genealogy of Jesus

Both Matthew and Luke provide genealogies of Jesus (Matt 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38). The two genealogies differ for the generations following King David. Matthew follows the line of David’s son Solomon, while Luke follows the line of David’s son Nathan. One possible explanation is that Matthew records Joseph’s genealogy while Luke records Mary’s (in which case Joseph would have been Heli’s son-in-law).

Genealogies were kept quite accurately in Judaism, as Josephus confirms (Josephus, Life 1). Genealogies were important in the Old Testament and in Judaism generally because land rights were apportioned to families in Israel and because certain offices, such as priest and king, were inherited from father to son. Genealogies sometimes ran a record from the past to the present to illustrate religious themes, family descent, or political ties, as well as simple chronology (1 Chr 1–9). Most such lists were representative rather than a complete list of every individual.

The purpose of Matthew’s genealogy, unlike Luke’s, is to show Jesus’ heritage as running from Abraham through David. Jesus’ genealogy confirms him as a legitimate heir to the throne of David. So Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew goes back to Abraham, the father of the Jewish race. By contrast, the genealogy in Luke goes all the way back to Adam. This is consistent with Luke’s emphasis on Jesus as the Savior for all people everywhere.

In Matthew’s genealogy, the unusual mention of women with stained reputations (Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba), some of them Gentiles, is noteworthy and emphasizes God’s grace to redeem even those deemed unworthy by others.

Jesus’ genealogies do not prove that Jesus is the Messiah, but they do make him a possible candidate. His identity as the Messiah becomes evident in other ways (Matt 11:2-6). God had guided the course of history to its climax. Jesus is the anticipated Messiah of the Old Testament, the Savior of his people, and the King descended from David assuming his throne (see 2 Sam 7:16). He is heir to Abraham and ultimately fulfills God’s promises to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 12:1-3; 2 Sam 7:16; Matt 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

Ἀβραὰμ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰσαάκ, Ἰσαὰκ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰακώβ, Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰούδαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ

Abraham bore ¬the Isaac Isaac and bore ¬the Jacob Jacob and bore ¬the Judah and the brothers ˱of˲_him

Here Matthew begins a list of Jesus’ ancestors. Consider how people normally list ancestors in your language. Use the same wording throughout the whole list (1:2–16). Possible formats are: (1) “Abraham’s son was Isaac, and Isaac’s son was Jacob, and Jacob’s sons were Judah and his brothers” (2) “Isaac’s father was Abraham, and Jacob’s father was Isaac, and Judah’s father was Jacob” (3) “Abraham fathered Isaac, who fathered Jacob, who fathered Judah and his brothers”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Ἀβραὰμ & τὸν Ἰσαάκ, Ἰσαὰκ & τὸν Ἰακώβ, Ἰακὼβ & τὸν Ἰούδαν

Abraham & ¬the Isaac Isaac & ¬the Jacob Jacob & ¬the Judah

Unless a note specifies otherwise, all the names in the list of ancestors (1:2–16) are names of men.

Note 3 topic: translate-kinship

τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ

the brothers ˱of˲_him

Judah had 11 brothers, and some of them were older and some of them were younger. Make sure this is clear if your language marks these distinctions.

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