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Ruth 1:2

ChilionElimelechMahlonMoabNaomiMoab

1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

3 And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

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.

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BSB
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
KJV
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
WEB
The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab and lived there.
ASV
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
DARBY
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-Judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
BLB
And the name of the man [was] Elimelech, and the name of his wife [was] Naomi, and the names of his two sons [were] Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem [in] Judah. And they went [out into] the fields of Moab and were there.
ÅB
Mannen hette Elimelek, hans hustru No'omi og hans to sønner Mahlon og Kiljon; de var efratitter[^1] - fra Betlehem i Juda. De kom nå til Moabs land og ble der.
OTB
Mannens navn var Elimelek, hans kone var Noomi, og navnene på hans to sønner var Mahlon og Kiljon. De var Efratitter fra Betlehem, Juda. De kom til Moab og bodde der.
B1930
Mannen hette Elimelek, hans hustru No'omi og hans to sønner Mahlon og Kiljon; de var efratitter - fra Betlehem i Juda. De kom nu til Moabs land og blev der. / < fra Efrata, d.e. Betlehem, 1MO 35, 19.>

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  • Genesis 35:19

    And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

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  • Micah 5:2

    But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:21

    For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:1

    Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

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