The Meaning of Matthew 1:11 Explained

Matthew 1:11

KJV: And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

YLT: and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.

Darby: and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.

ASV: and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  Josias  begat  Jechonias  and  his  brethren,  about the time  they were carried away  to Babylon: 

What does Matthew 1:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 1:1-17 - The Line By Which Messiah Came
The enumeration of our Lord's ancestors, with its threefold division into fourteen generations and evident gaps, was probably so arranged to aid the memory. Notice that, in unison with the general purpose of the writer, the line is traced to Abraham through David the king. Of course we know that Joseph was only the reputed father of Jesus, Matthew 1:18; but in any case this genealogy conformed to Hebrew usage and explained how the birth took place in David's city.
In this list of names the patriarchs, Gentiles, women of doubtful character, good men and bad men, the wise, the illustrious, the unknown-all supply important links. It is as though to teach us that in the Son of man there is a blending of all classes, that He might be the representative and helper of all. Each of us may find some point of contact in this genealogy. Jesus Christ belongs to our race. He knew what was in man by that subtle and intimate knowledge which comes of kinship. In Him, therefore, is neither Jew nor Greek exclusively, but all are one in Him. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 1

1  The genealogy of Jesus from Abraham to Joseph
18  He is miraculously conceived of the Holy Spirit by the Virgin Mary
19  The angel satisfies the doubts of Joseph,
21  and declares the names and office of Jesus;
25  Jesus is born

What do the individual words in Matthew 1:11 mean?

Josiah then begat - Jeconiah and the brothers of him at [the time] of the carrying away to Babylon
Ἰωσίας δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰεχονίαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος

Ἰωσίας  Josiah 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰωσίας  
Sense: king of Judah, who restored among the Jews the worship of the true God, and after a reign of thirty one years was slain in battle about 6 BC.
ἐγέννησεν  begat 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: γεννάω  
Sense: of men who fathered children.
τὸν  - 
Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰεχονίαν  Jeconiah 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰεχονίας  
Sense: was the son of Jehoiakim, and for three months and ten days king of Judah until Nebuchadnezzar carried him into captivity (597 BC).
ἀδελφοὺς  brothers 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural
Root: ἀδελφός  
Sense: a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother.
αὐτοῦ  of  him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἐπὶ  at  [the  time] 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἐπί  
Sense: upon, on, at, by, before.
τῆς  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
μετοικεσίας  carrying  away 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: μετοικεσία  
Sense: removal from one abode to another, esp.
Βαβυλῶνος  to  Babylon 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: Βαβυλών  
Sense: a very large and famous city, the residence of the Babylonian kings, situated on both banks of the Euphrates.