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This left Naomi alone, without her two sons or her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was bereft of her two children and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; and the woman was bereft of her two children and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left without her two children and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so the woman [Naomi] was left without her two sons and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left without her two children and without her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two children and without her husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Mahlon and Chilion also died. Now Naomi had no husband or sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then both Mahlon and Chilion died as well. So Naomi was left alone, without her two sons or her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left all alone, without husband or sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />both Mahlon and Chilion died, leaving Naomi alone with neither her husband nor her two sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Naomi's two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, also died. So the woman was left all alone--bereaved of her two children as well as her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Mahlon and Kilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left by her two sons and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they die also, both of them—Mahlon and Chilion—and the woman is left of her two children and of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they die also, both of them -- Mahlon and Chilion -- and the woman is left of her two children and of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Mahlon and chilion, also they two, will die; and the woman will be left of her two children and of her husband.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they both died, to wit, Mahalon and Chelion: and the woman was left alone, having lost both her sons and her husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they both died, namely Mahlon and Chilion, and the woman was left alone, bereaved of her two children and her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />both Mahlon and Chilion died also, and the woman was left with neither her two boys nor her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Malion and Calion, her two sons, died; and the woman was bereft of her husband and her two sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And both her sons, Malyun and Kelyoon, died, and the woman was bereft of her husband and of both her sons<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And both Maalon and Chelaion died also; and the woman was left of her husband and her two sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=43" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/1.htm">Naomi Becomes a Widow</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê·hem (Number-mdc:: 3mp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/4248.htm" title="4248: maḥ·lō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- The first husband of Ruth. From chalah; sick; Machlon, an Israelite.">Mahlon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3630.htm" title="3630: wə·ḵil·yō·wn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Naomi. A form of killayown; Kiljon, an Israelite.">and Chilion</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">also</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·mū·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">died,</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and Naomi</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: wat·tiš·šā·’êr (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">was left</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: miš·šə·nê (Prep-m:: Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">without her two</a> <a href="/hebrew/3206.htm" title="3206: yə·lā·ḏe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Child, son, boy, youth. From yalad; something born, i.e. A lad or offspring.">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ū·mê·’î·šāh (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">and without her husband.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18-19</a></span><br />While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, / when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/38-11.htm">Genesis 38:11</a></span><br />Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19</a></span><br />After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-19.htm">1 Samuel 4:19-21</a></span><br />Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her. / As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed. / And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">2 Samuel 14:7</a></span><br />Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></span><br />O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a></span><br />How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-18</a></span><br />“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a></span><br />These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-25.htm">Matthew 22:25</a></span><br />Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-12.htm">Luke 7:12</a></span><br />As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-19.htm">John 11:19</a></span><br />and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-39.htm">Acts 9:39</a></span><br />So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-5.htm">1 Timothy 5:5</a></span><br />The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-29.htm">Deuteronomy 32:29</a></b></br> O that they were wise, <i>that</i> they understood this, <i>that</i> they would consider their latter end!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-32</a></b></br> If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a></b></br> Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that <i>it is</i> an evil <i>thing</i> and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear <i>is</i> not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.</p><p class="hdg">and the woman</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-21.htm">Isaiah 49:21</a></b></br> Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where <i>had</i> they <i>been</i>?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-25.htm">Matthew 22:25-27</a></b></br> Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-12.htm">Luke 7:12</a></b></br> Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-45.htm">Bereft</a> <a href="/judges/21-24.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ruth/1-2.htm">Chilion</a> <a href="/ruth/1-2.htm">Chil'ion</a> <a href="/judges/16-30.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ruth/1-3.htm">Died</a> <a href="/ruth/1-3.htm">End</a> <a href="/ruth/1-3.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Kilion</a> <a href="/ruth/1-2.htm">Mahlon</a> <a href="/ruth/1-3.htm">Naomi</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Bereft</a> <a href="/ruth/4-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Chilion</a> <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Chil'ion</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Die</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm">Died</a> <a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">End</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Kilion</a> <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Mahlon</a> <a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Naomi</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Elimelech, driven by famine into Moab, dies there</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of Moab, die also</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Naomi, returning homeward</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">dissuades her two daughters-in-law from going with her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Orpah leaves her, but Ruth with great constancy accompanies her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">The two come to Bethlehem, where they are gladly received</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>both Mahlon and Chilion also died</b><br>The deaths of Mahlon and Chilion mark a significant turning point in the narrative. Their names, which mean "sickness" and "wasting" respectively, may foreshadow their untimely deaths. This event occurs in Moab, a land often at odds with Israel, highlighting the peril of leaving the Promised Land during a time of famine. Theologically, their deaths can be seen as a divine judgment or a consequence of leaving Bethlehem, the "house of bread," for a foreign land. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of the consequences of disobedience and the importance of faithfulness to God’s covenant.<p><b>and Naomi was left without her two sons</b><br>Naomi's loss of her sons is a profound personal tragedy and a social crisis. In ancient Near Eastern culture, sons were vital for the continuation of a family line and for providing for their parents in old age. This loss leaves Naomi vulnerable and without support, emphasizing the precarious position of widows in biblical times. Theologically, this sets the stage for God's redemptive work through Ruth, Naomi's daughter-in-law, who will later become an ancestor of King David and, ultimately, Jesus Christ. This reflects the biblical theme of God bringing hope and restoration out of despair.<p><b>and without her husband</b><br>The death of Elimelech, Naomi's husband, compounds her grief and vulnerability. In the patriarchal society of ancient Israel, a husband was the primary provider and protector. Elimelech's death leaves Naomi without male protection or provision, underscoring her dire situation. This loss also signifies the end of Elimelech's lineage unless a kinsman-redeemer steps in, a concept that will become central later in the story. This foreshadows the role of Boaz as a type of Christ, who redeems and restores what was lost, pointing to the ultimate redemption found in Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>A central figure in the Book of Ruth, Naomi is a widow who loses her two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, in the land of Moab. Her account is one of loss, faith, and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mahlon_and_chilion.htm">Mahlon and Chilion</a></b><br>The sons of Naomi and Elimelech. Their deaths leave Naomi bereft of her immediate family, setting the stage for the account of Ruth's loyalty and the eventual redemption of Naomi's family line.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A region east of the Dead Sea, where Naomi and her family had moved to escape famine in Bethlehem. Moabites were often seen as outsiders by the Israelites, adding a layer of cultural tension to the account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/elimelech.htm">Elimelech</a></b><br>Naomi's husband, whose death precedes that of his sons. His decision to move to Moab initiates the events that unfold in the Book of Ruth.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>The original home of Naomi and her family, and the eventual destination to which Naomi returns. Bethlehem is significant as the birthplace of King David and, later, Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_loss.htm">The Reality of Loss</a></b><br>Naomi's experience reminds us that loss is a part of life. As believers, we are called to trust in God's sovereignty even when we face profound grief.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_adversity.htm">Faith in Adversity</a></b><br>Naomi's account encourages us to maintain faith during difficult times. Her eventual return to Bethlehem signifies a return to God's promises and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The account highlights the importance of community. Naomi's relationship with Ruth demonstrates the strength found in supportive relationships during times of hardship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_redemption_plan.htm">God's Redemption Plan</a></b><br>Despite the immediate tragedy, Naomi's account is part of a larger redemption account, culminating in the lineage of David and ultimately Jesus Christ. This teaches us that God can bring good out of our suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_barriers_and_god's_grace.htm">Cultural Barriers and God's Grace</a></b><br>Ruth's Moabite identity and her acceptance into the Israelite community illustrate God's grace transcending cultural and ethnic boundaries.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_book_of_ruth_about.htm">What is the story and significance of the Book of Ruth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_ephrathites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Ephrathites in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_ruth's_story.htm">What are the key events in Ruth's story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_elimelech_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Elimelech in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ruth/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And they died.</span>--Clearly as quite young men. It is not for us to say how far those are right who see in the death of Elimelech and his sons God's punishment for the disregard of His law. Thus Naomi is left alone, as one on whom comes suddenly the loss of children and widowhood.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And</span>, to make a long story short, <span class="cmt_word">Machlon and Chillon died also both of them.</span> "Like green apples," says Fuller, "cudgelled off the tree." But why "cudgelled?" There is no evidence in the text of Divine displeasure, and the Christian expositor, when going beyond the text in quest of principles, should not forget the tower of Siloam, and the victims of Pilate s bloodthirstiness (see <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Luke 13:1-5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.</span> That is, "of her two children as well as of her husband." She became as it were their <span class="accented">relict</span> too. She remained behind after they had gone on before. If all sentiment were to be taken out of the expression, it might then be simply said, in very commonplace prose, <span class="accented">she survived them</span>. Poor woman! "Of the two sexes," says Fuller, "the woman is the weaker; of women, old women are most feeble; of old women, widows most woeful; of widows, those that are poor, their plight most pitiful; of poor widows, those who want children, their case most doleful; of widows that want children, those that once had them, and after lost them, their estate most desolate; of widows that have had children, those that are strangers in a foreign country, their condition most comfortless. Yet all these met together in Naomi, as in the center of sorrow, to make the measure of her misery pressed down, shaken together, running over. I conclude, therefore, many men have had affliction - none like Job; many women have had tribulation - none like Naomi." <p> CHAPTER 1:6-14. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/1-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">both</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mahlon</span><br /><span class="heb">מַחְל֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(maḥ·lō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4248.htm">Strong's 4248: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mahlon -- the first husband of Ruth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Chilion</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִלְי֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵil·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3630.htm">Strong's 3630: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chilion -- a son of Naomi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַם־</span> <span class="translit">(ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">died,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּמ֥וּתוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·mū·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Naomi</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was left</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·šā·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without her two</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׁנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">יְלָדֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·lā·ḏe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3206.htm">Strong's 3206: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something born, a lad, offspring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and without her husband.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·’î·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/1-5.htm">Ruth 1:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/1-5.htm">OT History: Ruth 1:5 Mahlon and Chilion died both of them (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/1-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 1:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/1-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 1:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>