Ruth 1:3

Ruth 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons.

Context of Ruth 1:3

1In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there. Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years, 5both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.

Ruth 1:3 word by word

וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ אִ֣ישׁ נָעֳמִ֑י וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥ר הִ֖יא וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ĕlîymelek · ElimelechH458
• Naomi’sנׇעֳמִיno‛ŏmîy · NaomiH5281
• husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and she was leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• and her twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Ruth 1:3

• 2 Kings 4:1The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”
• Psalms 34:19The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;
• Hebrews 12:6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”

Commentaries on Ruth 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Elimelech - died - Probably a short time after his arrival in Moab.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