English Standard Version
Ruth 1:3
3But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons.
Context of Ruth 1:3
1In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years, 5and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
Read all of Ruth 1Ruth 1:3 word by word
וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ אִ֣ישׁ נָעֳמִ֑י וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥ר הִ֖יא וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ruth 1:3
- 2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves."
- Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
- Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom 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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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
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