Luke 3:28
ESV
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
NIV
the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
NASB
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
CSB
son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er,
NLT
Neri was the son of Melki. Melki was the son of Addi. Addi was the son of Cosam. Cosam was the son of Elmadam. Elmadam was the son of Er.
KJV
Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
NKJV
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
What does Luke 3:28 mean?
As Luke traces Jesus' genealogy back to Adam, he includes several names that repeat. As in the modern day, some names are more popular than others—especially when associated with famous figures. As with prior mentions of names like Levi and Joseph, the name Er as used here is not a reference to Judah's son (Genesis 38:7).The name Melchi was seen early in this genealogy, possibly being named for the man mentioned in this verse (Luke 3:24).
