Matthew: Chapter 1, Verse 1

✍️ Greek Text (Base)

  1. Βίβλος γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ.

🧾 Vocabulary & Parsing Notes

  • Βίβλος – nom. sing. f. “book, roll, scroll”
  • γενέσεως – gen. sing. f. ‘of the’ “genealogy, lineage, descent, birth, etc.”

📜 Translation Draft

    1. The record of the lineage of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ), son of David, son of Avraham (Abraham).

📚 Comparison Notes

  • NABRE: The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • NJB: Roll of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:

  • KJV: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • All of these translations refer to the physical type of object, but what we have here is the written record. It’s less important that it’s “inner bark,” book, or scroll.


✍️ Final Handwritten Copy Notes

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