Ruth 1:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ and Mahlon and Kilion also died. So Naomi was left alone without her husband or her two sons.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them, so the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.

Common English Bible

⁵ But both of the sons, Mahlon and Chilion, also died. Only the woman was left, without her two children and without her husband.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And they both died, namely Mahlon and Chilion, and the woman was left alone, bereaved of her two children and her husband.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And they both died, to wit, Mahalon and Chelion: and the woman was left alone, having lost both her sons and her husband.

Ruth 1:5 Cross References

Isaiah 49:21

Then you will say to yourself,\par ‘Who gave me all these children?\par This is very good!\par I was sad and lonely.\par I was defeated and away from my people.\par So who gave me these children?\par Look, I was left alone.\par Where did all these children come from?’”\par

Jeremiah 2:19

You did bad things,\par and those bad things will only\par bring punishment to you.\par Trouble will come to you.\par And that trouble will teach you a lesson.\par Think about it!\par Then you will understand how bad it is\par to turn away from your God.\par It is wrong not to fear and respect me!”\par This message was from my Master,\par the Lord All-Powerful.\par

Luke 7:12

When Jesus came near the town gates, he saw a funeral. A mother, who was a widow, {\cf2\super [127]} had lost her only son. Many people from the town were there with the mother while her son was being carried out.

Deuteronomy 32:39

“‘Now, see that I and only I am God! There is no other God! I put people to death and I let people live. I can hurt people, and I can make them well. No one can save another person from my power!

Ruth 1:2

The man’s wife was named Naomi and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. These people were from the Ephrathah family of Bethlehem, Judah. The family traveled to the hill country of Moab and stayed there.

Ruth 1:4

Her sons married women from the country of Moab. One wife’s name was Orpah, and the other wife’s name was Ruth. They lived in Moab about ten years,

Ruth 1:6

While Naomi was in the hill country of Moab, she heard that the Lord had helped his people. He had given food to his people {in Judah}. So Naomi decided to leave the hill country of Moab and go back home. Her daughters-in-law also decided to go with her.