Salmon was the father of Boaz. Rahab was Boaz’s mother. Boaz was the father of Obed. Ruth was Obed’s mother. Obed was the father of Jesse.

撒门从喇合氏生波阿斯；波阿斯从路得氏生俄备得；俄备得生耶西；

撒门从喇合氏生波阿斯，波阿斯从路得氏生俄备得，俄备得生耶西，

撒门从喇合氏生波阿斯，波阿斯从路得氏生俄备得，俄备得生耶西，

撒门和喇合生波阿斯，波阿斯和路得生俄备得，俄备得生耶西，

喇合给撒门生了波阿斯，路得给波阿斯生了俄备得，俄备得生耶西，

撒门与瑞荷生波阿斯，波阿斯与路得生俄备得，俄备得生耶西，

撒門從喇合氏生波阿斯；波阿斯從路得氏生俄備得；俄備得生耶西；

撒門從喇合氏生波阿斯，波阿斯從路得氏生俄備得，俄備得生耶西，

撒門從喇合氏生波阿斯，波阿斯從路得氏生俄備得，俄備得生耶西，

撒門和喇合生波阿斯，波阿斯和路得生俄備得，俄備得生耶西，

喇合給撒門生了波阿斯，路得給波阿斯生了俄備得，俄備得生耶西，

撒門從喇合氏生波阿斯；波阿斯從路得氏生俄備得；俄備得生耶西；

撒門與瑞荷生波阿斯，波阿斯與路得生俄備得，俄備得生耶西，

撒門由喇合氏生波阿斯、波阿斯由路得氏生俄備得、俄備得生耶西、

撒門娶喇合氏生波士、波士娶路得氏生阿伯、阿伯生耶西、

撒們娶拉哈氏生波阿斯、波阿斯娶路得氏生俄備得、俄備得生耶西、

撒爾蒙娶辣亞氏生玻哈士、玻哈士娶路德氏生哈勃特、哈勃特生耶瑟、

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,

Salmon was the father of Boaz( whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed( whose mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse.

Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse,

Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.

Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse,

and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse,

And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

Salmon the father of Boaz( by Rahab), Boaz the father of Obed( by Ruth), Obed the father of Jesse,

Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

Rahab, the prostitute, had faith. So she welcomed the spies. That’s why she wasn’t killed with those who didn’t obey God.

But Ruth replied,“ Don’t try to make me leave you and go back. Where you go I’ll go. Where you stay I’ll stay. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.Where you die I’ll die. And there my body will be buried. I won’t let even death separate you from me. If I do, may the Lord punish me greatly.”

Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two spies from Shittim. He sent them in secret. He said to them,“ Go and look over the land. Most of all, check out Jericho.” So they went to Jericho. They stayed at the house of a prostitute. Her name was Rahab.The king of Jericho was told,“ Look! Some of the Israelites have come here tonight. They’ve come to check out the land.”So the king sent a message to Rahab. It said,“ Bring out the men who came into your house. They’ve come to check out the whole land.”But the woman had hidden the two men. She said,“ It’s true that the men came here. But I didn’t know where they had come from.They left at sunset, when it was time to close the city gate. I don’t know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You might catch up with them.”But in fact she had taken them up on the roof. There she had hidden them under some flax she had piled up.The king’s men left to hunt down the spies. They took the road that leads to where the Jordan River can be crossed. As soon as they had gone out of the city, the gate was shut.Rahab went up on the roof before the spies settled down for the night.She said to them,“ I know that the Lord has given you this land. We are very much afraid of you. Everyone who lives in this country is weak with fear because of you.We’ve heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt. We’ve heard what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings. They ruled east of the Jordan River. You completely destroyed them.When we heard about it, we were terrified. Because of you, we aren’t brave anymore. The Lord your God is the God who rules in heaven above and on the earth below.“ Now then, please give me your word. Promise me in the name of the Lord that you will be kind to my family. I’ve been kind to you. Promise methat you will spare the lives of my father and mother. Spare my brothers and sisters. Also spare everyone in their families. Promise that you won’t put any of us to death.”So the men made a promise to her.“ If you save our lives, we’ll save yours,” they said.“ Just don’t tell anyone what we’re doing. Then we’ll be kind and faithful to you when the Lord gives us the land.”The house Rahab lived in was part of the city wall. So she let the spies down by a rope through the window.She said to them,“ Go up into the hills. The men chasing you won’t be able to find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they return. Then you can go on your way.”The spies had said to her,“ You made us give our word. But we won’t keep our promiseunless you do what we say. When we enter the land, you must tie this bright red rope in the window. Tie it in the window you let us down through. Bring your father and mother into your house. Also bring in your brothers and everyone else in your family.None of you must go out into the street. If you do, anything that happens to you will be your own fault. We won’t be responsible. But if anyone hurts someone who is inside the house with you, it will be our fault. We will be responsible.Don’t tell anyone what we’re doing. If you do, we won’t have to keep the promise you asked us to make.”“ I agree,” Rahab replied.“ I’ll do as you say.” So she sent them away, and they left. Then she tied the bright red rope in the window.When the spies left, they went up into the hills. They stayed there for three days. By that time the men chasing them had searched all along the road. They couldn’t find them. So they returned.

Didn’t God consider even Rahab the prostitute to be right with him? That’s because of what she did for the spies. She gave them a place to stay. Then she sent them off in a different direction.

They married women from Moab. One was named Orpah. The other was named Ruth. Naomi’s family lived in Moab for about ten years.

Then Joshua spoke to the two men who had gone in to check out the land. He said,“ Go into the prostitute’s house. Bring her out. Also bring out everyone with her. That’s what you promised her you would do.”So the young men who had checked out the land went into Rahab’s house. They brought her out along with her parents and brothers and sisters. They brought out everyone else there with her. They put them in a place outside the camp of Israel.Then they burned the whole city and everything in it. But they added the silver and gold to the treasures kept in the Lord’ s house. They also put there the things made out of bronze and iron.But Joshua spared the prostitute Rahab. He spared her family. He also spared everyone else in the house with her. He did it because she hid the spies he had sent to Jericho. Rahab lives among the Israelites to this day.

So Naomi returned from Moab. Ruth, her daughter- in- law from Moab, came with her. They arrived in Bethlehem just when people were beginning to harvest the barley.Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side of the family. The relative’s name was Boaz. He was a very important man from the family of Elimelek.Ruth, who was from Moab, spoke to Naomi. Ruth said,“ Let me go out to the fields. I’ll pick up the grain that has been left. I’ll do it behind anyone who is pleased with me.” Naomi said to her,“ My daughter, go ahead.”So Ruth went out to a field and began to pick up grain. She worked behind those cutting and gathering the grain. As it turned out, she was working in a field that belonged to Boaz. He was from the family of Elimelek.Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem. He greeted those cutting and gathering the grain. He said,“ May the Lord be with you!”“ And may the Lord bless you!” they replied.

David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was the son of Obed. Obed was the son of Boaz. Boaz was the son of Salmon. Salmon was the son of Nahshon.

Nahshon was the father of Salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz.Boaz was the father of Obed. And Obed was the father of Jesse.

Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.