Ruth 1:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Ruth 1:3

Elimelech’s Family Goes to Moab

1 Now it came to pass, in the days when ^athe judges ruled, that there was ^ba famine in the land. And a certain man of ^cBethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of ^dMoab, he and his wife and his two sons.

2 The name of the man was Elimelech, the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion—^aEphrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went ^bto the country of Moab and remained there.

3 Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

4 Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they¹ dwelt there about ten years.

5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.

Naomi Returns with Ruth

6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had ^avisited His people by ^bgiving them bread.

7 Therefore she went out from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.

Verse Comparison: Ruth 1:3

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American Standard Version
And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

Amplified® Bible
But Elimelech, who Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.

Contemporary English Version
Elimelech died, leaving Naomi with only her two sons.

Darby English Version
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

Good News Bible
Elimelech died, and Naomi was left alone with her two sons,

King James Version
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

New American Standard Bible
Then Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.

New International Version
Now Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.

New King James Version
Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and left her with her two sons.

Revised Standard Version
But Elim'elech, the husband of Na'omi, died, and she was left with her two sons.

Young's Literal Translation
And Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth, and she is left, she and her two sons;

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