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Young's Literal Translation

Luke 3:24

the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Genealogy;   Janna;   Jesus, the Christ;   Joseph;   Matthat;   Melchi;   Scofield Reference Index - Repentance;   Thompson Chain Reference - Genealogies of Christ;   The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Genealogies;   Human Nature of Christ, the;   Judah, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Mary;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joseph the husband of mary;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - King, Christ as;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Levi;   Matthat;   Melchi;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Janna;   Joseph;   Levi;   Matthan;   Melchi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ancestors;   Heli;   Incarnation;   Janna;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Joseph;   Levi;   Luke, Gospel of;   Matthat;   Melchi;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Jannai;   Joseph;   Levi;   Matthan;   Matthat;   Melchi;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - David ;   Genealogies of Jesus Christ;   Jannai;   Joseph (2);   King (2);   Levi (2);   Matthat;   Melchi;   Names and Titles of Christ;   Virgin Birth;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Janna ;   Joseph ;   Levi ;   Matthat ;   Melchi ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Melchi;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Genealogy;   Levi;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jan'na;   Jo'seph;   Le'vi;   Mel'chi;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Genealogy;   Jannai;   Joseph (1);   Levi (1);   Matthat;   Melchi;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   Jesus of Nazareth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
son of Matthat, son of Levi,
King James Version (1611)
Which was the sonne of Matthat, which was the sonne of Leui, which was the sonne of Melchi, which was the sonne of Ianna, which was the sonne of Ioseph,
King James Version
Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
English Standard Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
New American Standard Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
New Century Version
Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melki. Melki was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.
Amplified Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Legacy Standard Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Berean Standard Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Contemporary English Version
Matthat, Levi, Melchi, Jannai, Joseph,
Complete Jewish Bible
of Mattat, of Levi, of Malki, of Yannai, of Yosef,
Darby Translation
of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
Easy-to-Read Version
Eli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melchi. Melchi was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Matthat, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Melchi, the sonne of Ianna, the sonne of Ioseph,
George Lamsa Translation
The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Good News Translation
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Lexham English Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Literal Translation
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,
American Standard Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Bible in Basic English
The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Hebrew Names Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Malki, the son of Yannai, the son of Yosef,
International Standard Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Etheridge Translation
bar Mattath, bar Levi, bar Malki, bar Jani, bar Jauseph,
Murdock Translation
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whiche was the sonne of Matthat, whiche was the sonne of Leui, whiche was the sonne of Melchi, whiche was the sonne of Ianna, whiche was the sonne of Ioseph:
English Revised Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
World English Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna,
Weymouth's New Testament
son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
which was of Mathath, which was of Leuy, which was of Melchi, that was of Jamne,
Update Bible Version
the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph,
Webster's Bible Translation
Who was [the son] of Matthat, who was [the son] of Levi, who was [the son] of Melchi, who was [the son] of Janna, who was [the son] of Joseph,
New English Translation
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
New King James Version
the son of Matthat, [fn] the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,
New Living Translation
Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melki. Melki was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.
New Life Bible
Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melchi. Melchi was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.
New Revised Standard
son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, - of Jannai, of Joseph:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who was of Levi, who was of Melchi. who was of Janne, who was of Joseph,
Revised Standard Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jan'na-i, the son of Joseph,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which was the sonne of Mathat which was the sonne of Levi: which was the sonne of Melchi: which was the sonne of Ianna: which was the sonne of Ioseph:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which was the sonne of Mathat. Which was the sonne of Leui. Which was the sonne of Melchi. Which was the sonne of Ianna. Which was the sonne of Ioseph.
Mace New Testament (1729)
son of Heli, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Janna, son of Joseph,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Matthat, Levi, Melki, Jannai, Joseph,

Contextual Overview

21 And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, `Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in thee I did delight.' 23 And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph, 24 the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph, 25 the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Naum, the [son] of Esli, 26 the [son] of Naggai, the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semei, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Juda, 27 the [son] of Joanna, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, 28 the [son] of Neri, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmodam, the [son] of Er, 29 the [son] of Jose, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat, 30 the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Simeon, the [son] of Juda, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonan, the [son] of Eliakim,

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
And the woman saith unto the serpent, `Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat,
Genesis 3:8
And they hear the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9
And Jehovah God calleth unto the man, and saith to him, `Where [art] thou?'
Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman He said, `Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband [is] thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.'
Genesis 3:17
And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed [is] the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,
Genesis 3:18
and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field;
Genesis 3:22
And Jehovah God saith, `Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' --
Exodus 25:2
`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they take for Me a heave-offering; from every man whose heart impelleth him ye do take My heave-offering.
Numbers 22:23
and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing in the way, and his drawn sword in his hand, and the ass turneth aside out of the way, and goeth into a field, and Balaam smiteth the ass to turn it aside into the way.
Joshua 5:13
And it cometh to pass in Joshua's being by Jericho, that he lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, one standing over-against him, and his drawn sword in his hand, and Joshua goeth unto him, and saith to him, `Art thou for us or for our adversaries?'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,.... These two, Grotius says, are omitted in the ancient exemplars; and he thinks they ought to be left out; and for which he mentions the authorities of Irenaeus, Africanus, Eusebius, Nazianzen, Jerom, and Augustin: but not only the Vulgate Latin, but all the Oriental versions, retain them:

which was the son of Melchi: and who, he thinks, was the immediate father of Eli:

which was the son of Janna: frequent mention is made, in the Jewish writings e of ינאי מלכא, "king Jannai", who is said to be the same with king Jochanan, or John, the son of Simeon, the son of Mattithiah, that was called Hyrcanus; and his son Alexander, that reigned after him, was also called Jannai f; but whether either of these is the same with this Janna, is not certain: but this may be observed, that they were both before the times of Herod, and the birth of Jesus, some years. And Jannai is called; in the chronicle of Jedidiah of Alexandria, or Philo the Jew g, Hyrcanus the second, who reigned sixteen years:

which was the son of Joseph. This Joseph, according to the same chronicle, is called Joseph the second, and surnamed Arsis, and was greatly honoured by Ptolemy, and governed sixty years; and accordingly we shall meet with another Joseph anon.

e T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 11. 2. & passim. f Juchasin. fol. 15. 1. & 16. 2. g Apud. Vorst. Not. ad. Chronol. R. David Ganz, p. 311.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See, on this genealogy, the notes at Matthew 1:1-16.


 
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