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Ruth 1

Ruth 1:5

Naomi Becomes a Widow · Ruth 1:1–5
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Translations

Modern
…both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
Traditional
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
Literal
And the two of them also died, Mahlon and Chilion. And the woman was left from her two sons and from her husband.
Latin
…et ambo mortui sunt, Mahalon videlicet et Chelion: remansitque mulier orbata duobus liberis ac marito.

Original

Hebrew
English
…both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.

Notes

Ruth 1:5

Naomi 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.

Theme notes and profiles

Ruth

Parallels

1 Timothy 5:3–16

People

Chilion: Son of Elimelech and Naomi; husband of Orpah Mahlon: Husband of Ruth, son of Elimelech and Naomi

Glossary

Chilion Mahlon Naomi Orpah Ruth (Person) Ruth, Book of

Topics

Bereavement: Naomi, of Her Husband Chilion: A Son of Naomi Mahlon: A Son of Naomi, and the First Husband of Ruth Select Readings: Lights and Shadows