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

3Now, Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left alone with her two sons. 4Each son married a woman from Moab. One son married a woman named Orpah, and the other son married a woman named Ruth. They lived there for about ten years. Then both Mahlon and Chilion died as well. So Naomi was left alone, without her two sons or her husband. 6Naomi and her daughters-in-law started on the way back from the country of Moab. (While they were still in Moab she heard that the Lord had come to help his people and give them food. 7So she left the place where she had been living, and her two daughters-in-law went with her.) They began to walk back along the road to the territory 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 32:29If only they were wise enough to understand this and realize what will happen to them!
• Psalms 89:30“If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will correct you, and your unfaithful ways will punish you. You should know and see how evil and bitter it is for you if you abandon the Lord your God and do not fear me,” declares the Almighty Lord of Armies.
• Isaiah 49:21Then you will ask yourself, “Who has fathered these ⌞children⌟ for me? I was childless and unable to have children. I was exiled and rejected. Who raised these ⌞children for me⌟? I was left alone. Where have they come from?”
• Matthew 22:25There were seven brothers among us. The first married and died. Since he had no children, he left his widow to his brother.
• Luke 7:12As he came near the entrance to the city, he met a funeral procession. The dead man was a widow’s only child. A large crowd from the city 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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• 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