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And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephraimites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they went to the countryside of Moab and remained there.

But Elimelech the husband of Naomi died and she was left behind with her two sons.[a] And they took[b] for themselves Moabite wives. The name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other was Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:3 Literally “she and her two sons”
  2. Ruth 1:4 Literally “they lifted up”