Ruth 1
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Ruth 1:1-5

1Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 in the daysH3117 1when the judgesH8199 2governedH8199, that there was 3a famineH7458 in the landH776. And a manH376 4of BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063 wentH1980 to resideH1481 in the landH7704 of MoabH4124 5with his wifeH802 and his twoH8147 sonsH1121. 2The nameH8034 of the manH376 was ElimelechH458, and the nameH8034 of his wifeH802, NaomiH5281; and the namesH8034 of his twoH8147 sonsH1121 were MahlonH4248 and ChilionH3630, EphrathitesH673 of BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063. So they 6enteredH935 the landH7704 of MoabH4124 and remainedH1961 thereH8033. 3Then ElimelechH458, Naomi’sH5281 husbandH376, diedH4191; and she was leftH7604 with her twoH8147 sonsH1121. 4And they tookH5375 for themselvesH1992 MoabiteH4125 women as wivesH802; the nameH8034 of the oneH259 was OrpahH6204, and the nameH8034 of the otherH8145, RuthH7327. And they livedH3427 thereH8033 about tenH6235 yearsH8141. 5Then 7bothH8147 MahlonH4248 and ChilionH3630 alsoH1571 diedH4191, and the womanH802 was leftH7604 withoutH7604 her twoH8147 sonsH3206 and her husbandH376.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ruth 1:1 Judg 2:16-18 ↩
  2. 2. Ruth 1:1 Or judged ↩
  3. 3. Ruth 1:1 Gen 12:10; 26:1; 2 Kin 8:1 ↩
  4. 4. Ruth 1:1 Judg 17:8; Mic 5:2 ↩
  5. 5. Ruth 1:1 Lit he, and ↩
  6. 6. Ruth 1:2 Judg 3:30 ↩
  7. 7. Ruth 1:5 Lit both of them ↩

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