Ruth 1:5

Ruth 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
• New International Version (NIV)both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.

Context of Ruth 1:5

3Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left [a widow] with her two sons. 4They took wives from the Moabite women; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there about ten years; and then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so the woman [Naomi] was left without her two sons and her husband. 6Then she set out with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in Moab how the Lord had taken care of His people [of Judah] in giving them food. 7So she left the place where she was living, her two daughters-in-law with her, and they started on the way back to the land of Judah.

Ruth 1:5 word by word

וַיָּמ֥וּתוּ גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם מַחְל֣וֹן וְכִלְי֑וֹן וַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה מִשְּׁנֵ֥י יְלָדֶ֖יהָ וּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mahlonמַחְלוֹןmachlôn · MahlonH4248
• and Chilionכִּלְיוֹןkilyôn · ChilionH3630
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• also bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• of them; and the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• was leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• sonsיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• and her husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376

Cross-references for Ruth 1:5

• Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
• Psalms 89:30“If his children turn away from My law And do not walk in My ordinances,
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will discipline you, And your desertion of the faith will punish you. Know therefore that it is an evil and bitter thing For you to abandon (reject) the Lord your God, And for you to be indifferent to Me and dismiss the [reverent] fear of Me,” says the Lord God of hosts.
• Isaiah 49:21Then [Zion], you will say in your heart, ‘Who has borne me these children, Since I have been bereaved of my children And am barren, an exile and a wanderer? And who has reared these? Indeed, I was left alone; From where then did these children come?’ ”
• Matthew 22:25Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother.
• Luke 7:12Now as He approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her [in the funeral procession].

Commentaries on Ruth 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And Mahlon and Chilion died - The Targum adds, And because they transgressed the decree of the word of the Lord, and joined affinity with strange people, therefore their days were cut off. It is very likely that there is more here than conjecture.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Naomi was left (literally the woman was bereft): Naomi faced deep emotional pain. She also lacked financial support, and without heirs, she had no hope for her family's future.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-5Commentary by Robert Jamieson 1. in the days when the judges ruled--The beautiful and interesting story which this book relates belongs to the early times of the judges. The precise date cannot be ascertained.Read the comment

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• Bereavement
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Commentaries on Ruth 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings