Ruth 1:1-2

Evangelical Heritage Version

Ruth and Naomi Come to Bethlehem

1 During the days of the judges,^[a] a famine occurred in the land. So a man left Bethlehem in Judah to stay awhile^[b] in the territory^[c] of Moab—he, his wife, and his two sons. ² The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were from the clan of Ephrath from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the territory of Moab and remained there.