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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. But both[c] Mahlon and Kilion died, and the woman was left without her two sons and without her husband.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:3 Literally “she and her two sons”
  2. Ruth 1:4 Literally “they lifted up”
  3. Ruth 1:5 Literally “the two of them”