Paragraph 1:12–16

This paragraph contains the third group of fourteen names of men in the family line of Jesus.

1:12a

After the exile to Babylon: The phrase After the exile to Babylon refers to the time after the exile began. It does not mean “after the deportation/exile was over.”

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

After they were taken to Babylon (New Century Version)
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After they were forced to go and live in Babylon

1:12c

Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel: According to 1 Chronicles 3:19, Shealtiel was actually the grandfather of Zerubbabel. If your word for father means only the actual biological father, you may want to use another word here. For example:

Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel. (New Century Version)

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Shealtiel was the ancestor of Zerubbabel

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