Matthew 1

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1:17 There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David,
     another fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile,
     and yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ.

1. the Babylonian exile 此处为历史事件，即大卫被掳巴比伦
   • Babylonian adj. 巴比伦的
   • exile n. usually enforced absence from one's home or country

1:19 Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced.

1. chagrined but noble 气愤但保持镇定
   • chagrined adj. To cause to feel chagrin
     • chagrin n. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or adisconcerting event.
   • nobel adj. 高尚的
2. take care of things
   • to deal with something; to handle or manage a problem or detail.

1:20 While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream.

1. figure a way out [find a way to solve the probelm]

1:23 This would bring the prophet’s embryonic sermon to full term:
        Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son;
        They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”).

1. bring ... to full term 应验
2. prophet’s embryonic sermon 先知早期的语言
   • embryonic adj. in an early stage

1:24 He married Mary. But he did not consummate the marriage until she had the baby.

1. consummate the marriage 同房
   • To complete (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony

Abraham 亚伯拉罕 Isaac 以撒 Jacob 雅各
family tree 家谱