Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Eli´sha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
Ruth 1:3 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And Elim´elech Na-o´mi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Elimelech, who Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. American Standard Version (1901) And Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. Common English Bible But Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died. Then only she was left, along with her two sons. Catholic Public Domain Version And Elimelech the husband of Naomi died; and she remained with her sons. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with her sons. |
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Eli´sha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
And the name of the man was Elim´elech, and the name of his wife Na-o´mi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chil´i-on, Eph´rathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there about ten years.