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

3Sometime later Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, so she and her two sons were left alone. 4So her sons married Moabite women. (One was named Orpah and the other Ruth.) And they continued to live there about ten years. Then Naomi’s two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, also died. So the woman was left all alone – bereaved of her two children as well as her husband! 6So she decided to return home from the region of Moab, accompanied by her daughters-in-law, because while she was living in Moab she had heard that the Lord had shown concern for his people, reversing the famine by providing abundant crops. 7Now as she and her two daughters-in-law began to leave the place where she had been living to return to the land 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 32:29I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them.”
• Psalms 89:30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, to show no respect for me,” says the Lord God who rules over all.
• Isaiah 49:21Then you will think to yourself, ‘Who bore these children for me? I was bereaved and barren, dismissed and divorced. Who raised these children? Look, I was left all alone; where did these children come from?’”
• Matthew 22:25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.
• Luke 7:12As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a large 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

Topics related to Ruth 1:5

• 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