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Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. They married Moabite women, one named Orpah, the other Ruth. When they had lived there about ten years, both Mahlon and Chilion died also, and the woman was left with neither her two boys[a] nor her husband.

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  1. 1:5 Boys: the way the storyteller chooses certain words as guides is shown here; “boy” will not appear again until 4:16.