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MATTHEW 1:15
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;”
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Matthew 1:15 Translation & Meaning
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“And” | δὲ | But, and, etc | And |
“Eliud” | Ἐλιοὺδ | God of majesty; Eliud, an Israelite | Eliud |
“begat” | ἐγέννησεν | To procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate | begat |
“Eleazar;” | Ἐλεάζαρ· | Eleazar, an Israelite | Eleazar |
“and” | δὲ | But, and, etc | and |
“Eleazar” | Ἐλεάζαρ | Eleazar, an Israelite | Eleazar |
“begat” | ἐγέννησεν | To procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate | begat |
“Matthan;” | Ματθάν· | Matthan (i.e., Mattan), an Israelite | Matthan |
“and” | δὲ | But, and, etc | and |
“Matthan” | Ματθὰν | Matthan (i.e., Mattan), an Israelite | Matthan |
“begat” | ἐγέννησεν | To procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate | begat |
“Jacob;” | Ἰακώβ | Jacob (i.e., Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites | Jacob |
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13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Sources:
The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool.
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