◄ Ruth 1:3 ►
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Good News Translation
Elimelech died, and Naomi was left alone with her two sons,

New Revised Standard Version
But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.

Contemporary English Version
Elimelech died, leaving Naomi with only her two sons.

New American Bible
Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with her sons.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with her sons.

and she was

2 Kings 4:1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the prophets, cried to Eliseus, saying: Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant was one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take away my two sons to serve him.

Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the just; but out of them all will the Lord deliver them.

Hebrews 12:6,10,11 For whom the Lord loveth he chastiseth: and he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. . . .

Context
Naomi Becomes a Widow
…2He was named Elimelech, and his wife Noemi: and his two sons, the one Mahalon, and the other Chelion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Juda. And entering into the country of Moab, they abode there. 3And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with her sons.4And they took wives of the women of Moab, of which one was called Orpha, and the other Ruth. And they dwelt their ten years,…
Cross References
Ruth 1:2
He was named Elimelech, and his wife Noemi: and his two sons, the one Mahalon, and the other Chelion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Juda. And entering into the country of Moab, they abode there.

Ruth 1:4
And they took wives of the women of Moab, of which one was called Orpha, and the other Ruth. And they dwelt their ten years,

Ruth 1:2
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