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 Living Translation (NLT)both Mahlon and Kilion died. This left Naomi alone, without her two sons or her husband.

Context of Ruth 1:5

3Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. 4Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there about ten years. Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband. 6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited His people by giving them bread. 7Therefore she went out from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way 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 32:29Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
• Psalms 89:30“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord God of hosts.
• Isaiah 49:21Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me, Since I have lost my children and am desolate, A captive, and wandering to and fro? And who has brought these up? There I was, left alone; But these, where were they?’ ”
• Matthew 22:25Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.
• Luke 7:12And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And 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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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