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Ruth 4:21      1 Sam. 1:1

Ruth 4:22

Oved [became the father] of Jishaj [born about 1080 BC].
and Jishaj [became the father] of David [born c. 1040 BC].
[The highlight of the genealogy is the last name David, see Matt. 1:3–6; Luke 3:31–33. Between Salmon and David, probably not all family lines are included. Joshua takes Jericho around 1400 BC and David is born around 1040 BC. So there are 360 years between these events, but only three people are mentioned. If there are no missing links, Boaz, Oved and Jishaj must all have been over 120 years old when they gave birth to their sons, which is unlikely as life expectancy at this time was 70–80 years. The beginning and end of the family tree is described in other books. The gap is therefore either between Salmon and Boaz, or between Oved and Jishaj. Since we have several details about Oved and Boaz, how Naomi held him in her arms and all the women in the city witness the event in Ruth 4:13–17, it is most likely that Oved is the son of Boaz and Ruth. The conclusion is that the gap must be between Salmon, who lived during Joshua’s time, and Boaz who lived when the events in this book took place. The lack of family lines is not surprising and does not indicate that there are errors in the Bible. Both the Hebrew and Greek word for ”father” can also mean ”ancestor” or ”relative”. Depending on the author’s purpose, it is common to sometimes skip a few lines to show the overall relationship. Here the goal is to show how Pereth is related through Boaz to David. Another example is Matthew who sometimes skips some lines to get a literary symmetry of 3 groups with 14 generations in each group, see Matt. 1:1–17.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְעֹבֵד   הוֹלִיד   אֶת   יִשָׁי   וְיִשַׁי   הוֹלִיד   אֶת   דָּוִד  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ Ωβηδ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιεσσαι καὶ Ιεσσαι ἐγέννησεν τὸν Δαυιδ

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H5744
 וְ (ve)
עֹבֵד֙ (óved)
 and
Obed
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 C
Npm
H3205
 הוֹלִ֣יד (hvólid)
 to beget
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p ♂ sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H3448
 יִשָׁ֔י (jishaj)
 Jesse
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9002
H3448
 וְ (ve)
יִשַׁ֖י (jishaj)
 and
Jesse
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 C
Npm
H3205
 הוֹלִ֥יד (hvólid)
 to beget
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p ♂ sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H1732
H9016
 דָּוִֽד (david)
׃
David
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm

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