New American Standard Bible 2020

Ruth 1:2-3

2The nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034of the manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasElimelechאֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekhH458,and the nameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.ToH802,Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281;and the namesוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנָ֣יו׀va.NavH1121wereMahlonמַחְל֤וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְיוֹן֙ve.khil.yOnH3630,Ephrathitesאֶפְרָתִ֔ים'ef.ra.TimH673of BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. So theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the landשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and remainedוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

3Then Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458,Naomi’sנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281husbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191;and she was leftוַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'ErH7604with her twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.haH1121.

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