Luke 3:32
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 3:32 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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World English Bible Public Domain
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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King James Version Public Domain
Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon,
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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King James Version Public Domain
Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
the `son' of Jesse, the `son' of Obed, the `son' of Boaz, the `son' of Salmon, the `son' of Nahshon,
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
The sonne of Iesse, the sonne of Obed, the sonne of Booz, the sonne of Salmon, the sonne of Naasson,
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
Who was of Jesse, who was of Obed, who was of Booz, who was of Salmon, who was of Naasson,
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
the `son' of David, the `son' of Jesse, the `son' of Obed, the `son' of Booz, the `son' of Salmon, the `son' of Nahshon,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
the [son] of David, the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon,
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Darby Bible Public Domain
of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
Who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Booz, who was the son of Salmon, who was the son of Naasson,
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
which was the sonne of Iesse: which was the sonne of Obed: which was the sonne of Boos: which was the sonne of Salmon: which was the sonne of Naason:
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- Appears 2× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun · Proper, indeclinable
Full Thayer's Definition
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἰεσσαὶ Iessaí G2421 “Jesse” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἰωβὴδ Ōbḗd G5601 “Ram” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Βόος Boóz G1003 “Boaz” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Σαλὰ Salá G4527 “Shelah” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ναασσὼν Naassṓn G3476 “Matthias” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 10
- words
- 6
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is Σαλὰ Shelah G4527 — appearing just 2 times in the whole Greek New Testament.
First appearance in Scripture
This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
- Σαλὰ Shelah G4527
Shared distinctive vocabulary
Σαλὰ Shelah G4527 occurs in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- τοῦ the G3588 ×5
Cross-references
12Topical passages linked to Luke 3:32 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Ruth 4:18–22 Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
- Isaiah 11:1–2 There shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
- Matthew 1:3–6 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
- Numbers 1:7 Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Numbers 7:12 He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
- 1 Samuel 17:58 Saul said to him, Whose son are you, you young man? David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
- 1 Samuel 20:31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
- 1 Kings 12:16 When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
- 1 Chronicles 2:10–15 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
- Psalms 72:20 This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
- Acts 13:22–23 When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'
- Numbers 2:3 Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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Lesson kit
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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 10 words (6 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is Salá (“Shelah”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “Shelah” (Salá) shape what this verse is saying?
- This is the first place “Shelah” appears in Scripture (first appears here). What does its debut here establish?
- How does Luke 3:35, which shares the word «Shelah», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “the” (5× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
- Compare how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Expositor's Greek Testament read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- 1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 6 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 5× in this single verse.
- 6 distinct Greek lemmas span 10 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 3:32 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.