In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
Ruth 1:4 - Tree of Life Version They married Moabite women—one was named Orpah and the second was named Ruth, and they dwelt there about ten years. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse,
No one born of forbidden relations is to enter the community of Adonai—even to the tenth generation none of his descendants are to enter the community of Adonai.
You are not to intermarry with them—you are not to give your daughter to his son, or take his daughter for your son.
Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, so she was left with her two sons.
Then those two, Mahlon and Chilion, also died. So the woman was left without her children and her husband.