Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared YHWH. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.”
Ruth 1:3 - Y'all Version Bible Then Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, died, and she was left with her two sons. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared YHWH. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.”
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but YHWH delivers him out of them all.
For the Lord [YHWH] disciplines the one ʜᴇ loves, and scourges every son whom ʜᴇ receives.”
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and his two sons’ names were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they entered the land of Moab and lived there.
They took for themselves wives from the women of Moab, one named Orpah, and the other named Ruth. After they lived there about ten years,