17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse,(A) the father of David.(B)

The Genealogy of David(C)

18 This, then, is the family line of Perez(D):

Perez was the father of Hezron,(E)

19 Hezron the father of Ram,

Ram the father of Amminadab,(F)

20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,(G)

Nahshon the father of Salmon,[a]

21 Salmon the father of Boaz,(H)

Boaz the father of Obed,

22 Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 4:20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma

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