Ruth 1:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁴ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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 dwelled there about ten years.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And they took wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They dwelt there about ten years;

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ 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.

Common English Bible

⁴ They took wives for themselves, Moabite women; the name of the first was Orpah and the name of the second was Ruth. And they lived there for about ten years.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ They took wives from among the Moabites, of whom one was called Orpah, and the other Ruth. And they lived there ten years.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And they took wives of the women of Moab, of which one was called Orpha, and the other Ruth. And they dwelt there ten years.

Ruth 1:4 Cross References

Nehemiah 13:23

In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

Matthew 1:5

and Salmon begat Boaz of Rachab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

Deuteronomy 23:3

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever:

Deuteronomy 7:3

neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Ruth 1:3

And Elim´elech Na-o´mi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

Ruth 1:5

And Mahlon and Chil´i-on died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.