Verse 1

Ruth 1:1

World English Bible

1 In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֗י בִּ/ימֵי֙ שְׁפֹ֣ט הַ/שֹּׁפְטִ֔ים וַ/יְהִ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ אִ֜ישׁ מִ/בֵּ֧ית לֶ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה לָ/גוּר֙ בִּ/שְׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב ה֥וּא וְ/אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹ וּ/שְׁנֵ֥י בָנָֽי/ו
English Translation
And it came to pass in the days of the judges that there was a famine in the land, and a man went from Bethlehem of Judah to dwell in the fields of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
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Chapter 1 Context
1 In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah...
2 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Ma... Focus ↗
3 Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons. Focus ↗
4 They took for themselves wives of the women of Moab. The name of the one was Orpah, and the name of... Focus ↗
5 Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband. Focus ↗
6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab; for she ha... Focus ↗
7 She went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her. They went on the way... Focus ↗
8 Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May Yahweh de... Focus ↗
9 May Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.” Then she kiss... Focus ↗
10 They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.” Focus ↗
11 Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb,... Focus ↗
12 Go back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, ‘I have hop... Focus ↗
13 would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daugh... Focus ↗
14 They lifted up their voices, and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined wi... Focus ↗
15 She said, “Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your siste... Focus ↗
16 Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will g... Focus ↗
17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh do so to me, and more also, if any... Focus ↗
18 When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her. Focus ↗
19 So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was ex... Focus ↗
20 She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with... Focus ↗
21 I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since Yahweh... Focus ↗
22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the co... Focus ↗