English Standard Version
Ruth 1:5
5and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.
- New Living Translation (NLT)both Mahlon and Kilion died. This left Naomi alone, without her two sons or her husband.
Context of Ruth 1:5
3But 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, and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband. 6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. 7So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
Read all of Ruth 1Ruth 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 32:29If they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern their latter end!
- Psalms 89:30If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules,
- Jeremiah 2:19Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.
- Isaiah 49:21Then you will say in your heart: 'Who has borne me these? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and put away, but who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; from where have these come?'"
- Matthew 22:25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.
- Luke 7:12As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.
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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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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