Matthew 1
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1The family tree of Jesus Christ, David’s son, Abraham’s son:
2-6a Abraham had Isaac,
Isaac had Jacob,
Jacob had Judah and his brothers,
Judah had Perez and Zerah (the mother was Tamar),
Perez had Hezron,
Hezron had Aram,
Aram had Amminadab,
Amminadab had Nahshon,
Nahshon had Salmon,
Salmon had Boaz (his mother was Rahab),
Boaz had Obed (Ruth was the mother),
Obed had Jesse,
Jesse had David,
and David became king.
6b-11 David had Solomon (Uriah’s wife was the mother),
Solomon had Rehoboam,
Rehoboam had Abijah,
Abijah had Asa,
Asa had Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat had Joram,
Joram had Uzziah,
Uzziah had Jotham,
Jotham had Ahaz,
Ahaz had Hezekiah,
Hezekiah had Manasseh,
Manasseh had Amon,
Amon had Josiah,
Josiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers,
and then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile.
12-16When the Babylonian exile ended,
Jeconiah had Shealtiel,
Shealtiel had Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel had Abiud,
Abiud had Eliakim,
Eliakim had Azor,
Azor had Zadok,
Zadok had Achim,
Achim had Eliud,
Eliud had Eleazar,
Eleazar had Matthan,
Matthan had Jacob,
Jacob had Joseph, Mary’s husband,
the Mary who gave birth to Jesus,
the Jesus who was called Christ.
17There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David,
another fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile,
and yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ.
The Birth of Jesus
18-19The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they enjoyed their wedding night, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn’t know that.) Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced.
20-23While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream. God’s angel spoke in the dream: “Joseph, son of David, don’t hesitate to get married. Mary’s pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God’s Holy Spirit has made her pregnant. She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—‘God saves’—because he will save his people from their sins.” This would bring the prophet’s embryonic revelation to full term:
Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son;
They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”).
24-25Then Joseph woke up. He did exactly what God’s angel commanded in the dream: He married Mary. But he did not consummate the marriage until she had the baby. He named the baby Jesus.
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Mattityahu 1
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1This is the sefer toldot of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Ben Dovid, Ben Avraham.
2Avraham, then Yitzchak, Ya'akov, Yehudah and his brothers;
3then, through Yehudah, Peretz and Zerach by Tamar; then Chetzron, Ram;
4then Amminadav, Nachshon, Salmon;
5then Boaz by Rachav; then Oved by Ruth, then Yishai;
6then Yishai fathered Dovid HaMelech; then Sh'lomo by the wife of Uriyah;
7then Rechavam, Aviyah, Asa,
8then Yehoshafat, Yoram, Uziyahu;
9then Yotam, Achaz, Chizkiyahu,
10then Menasheh, Amon, Yoshiyahu,
11then Ykhanyahu and his achim from the days of the Golus in Babylon.
12After Ykhanyahu, then Shealtiel, then Zerubavel,
13then Avichud, then Elyakim, then Azur;
14then Tzadok, then Yakhin, then Elichud;
15then El'azar, then Mattan, then Ya'akov.
16Ya'akov fathered Yosef, the baal (husband) of Miryam, from whom was born Yehoshua, who is called Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.#1:16 Jn 1:49
17So then, there were arba'a asar (fourteen) dorot (generations) from Avraham to Dovid,#1:17 T.N. Dovid = DVD in Hebrew = [d = 4, v = 6, d = 4] = (4 + 6 + 4 = 14) and there were arba'a asar dorot from Dovid to the Golus in Babylon, and there were arba'a asar dorot from the Golus in Babylon to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
18The huledet (birth) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was as follows. When Moshiachʼs Em, Miryam, had been given in erusin to Yosef,#1:18 ben Dovid but before they came together, she was found with child through the Ruach Hakodesh.
19Her shidduch, Yosef,#1:19 ben Dovid being a tzaddik and not wanting to humiliate her publicly, planned to deal with the get (divorce) in a private arrangement.
20Now just when Yosef#1:20 ben Dovid had thought through to this tachlis (purpose) hinei! A malach Hashem appeared to him in a chalom, and said, Yosef ben Dovid, do not shrink from taking Miryam in nisuim (marriage) as your#1:20 basherte (destined mate) aishes chayil (virtuous woman) kallah (bride), because what has been conceived in her is through the Ruach Hakodesh.
21And she shall bear BEN (Son) and you will call SHMO#1:21 Zech 6:12 (his name) YEHOSHUA#1:21 Zech 6:11-12 because he will bring his people yeshu'ah (rescue, salvation, deliverance) from their peyshaim (rebellions).
22Now all this occurred so that which was spoken by Hashem through the Navi might be fulfilled,
23HINEI, HAALMAH HARAH VYOLEDET BEN VKARAT SHMO IMMANU-EL (Behold, the Virgin will be with child and will bear Son and will call his name Immanu-El)#1:23 Isa 7:14; cf. Orthodox Jewish Bible Introduction — which translated means G-d is with us.
24Then Yosef,#1:24 ben Dovid rising up from sleep, did as the malach Hashem commanded him and he took his kallah.
25And Yosef#1:25a ben Dovid did not know her until she bore BEN and Yosef#1:25b Ben Dovid called him by name of Yehoshua.#1:25c Ben Dovid#1:25d See Baba Bathra 8:6
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