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¹ The book of the generation of Yeshua the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Avraham. ² Avraham became the father of Yitzchak. Yitzchak became the father of Ya`akov. Ya`akov became the father of Yehudah and his brothers. ³ Yehudah became the father of Peretz and Zerach by Tamar. Peretz became the father of Hetzron. Hetzron became the father of Ram. ⁴ Ram became the father of `Amminadav. `Amminadav became the father of Nachshon. Nachshon became the father of Salmon. ⁵ Salmon became the father of Bo`az by Rachav. Bo`az became the father of `Oved by Rut. `Oved became the father of Yishai. ⁶ Yishai became the father of David the king. David became the father of Shlomo by her who had been the wife of Uriyah. ⁷ Shlomo became the father of Rechav`am. Rechav`am became the father of Aviyah. Aviyah became the father of Asa. ⁸ Asa became the father of Yehoshafat. Yehoshafat became the father of Yoram. Yoram became the father of `Uzziyah. <sup>9</sup> `Uzziyah became the father of Yotam. Yotam became the father of Achaz. Achaz became the father of Hizkiyahu. ¹⁰ Hizkiyahu became the father of Menashsheh. Menashsheh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Yoshiyahu. ¹¹ Yoshiyahu became the father of Yekhonyah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Bavel. ¹² After the exile to Bavel, Yekhonyah became the father of She'alti'el. She'alti'el became the father of Zerubbavel. ¹³ Zerubbavel became the father of Avichud. Avichud became the father of Elyakim. Elyakim became the father of Azur. ¹⁴ Azur became the father of Tzadok. Tzadok became the father of Yakhin. Yakhin became the father of Eliud. ¹⁵ Eliud became the father of El`azar. El`azar became the father of Mattan. Mattan became the father of Ya`akov. <sup>16</sup> Ya`akov became the father of Yosef, the husband of Miryam, from whom was born Yeshua, who is called Messiah. ¹⁷ So all the generations from Avraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Bavel fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Bavel to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

¹⁸ Now the birth of Yeshua the Messiah was like this; because when his mother, Miryam, had been engaged to Yosef, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Ruach HaKodesh. ¹⁹ Yosef, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. ²⁰ But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Yosef, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Miryam, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Ruach HaKodesh. ²¹ She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Yeshua, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins." ²² Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ²³ "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, And shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanu'el;" Which is, being interpreted, "God with us." ²⁴ Yosef arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; ²⁵ and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Yeshua.