Ruth 1:3

Ruth 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

Context of Ruth 1:3

1In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. 2The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there. Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons, 4who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years, 5both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.

Ruth 1:3 word by word

וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ אִ֣ישׁ נָעֳמִ֑י וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥ר הִ֖יא וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• Then Naomi’sנׇעֳמִיno‛ŏmîy · NaomiH5281
• husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ĕlîymelek · ElimelechH458
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and sheהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• was leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• with her twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Ruth 1:3

• 2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
• Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Commentaries on Ruth 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Elimelech - died - Probably a short time after his arrival in Moab.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