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Ruth 1:3

ElimelechNaomi
GriefDeath and loss

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.

2 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.

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.

5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

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BSB
Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
KJV
And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
WEB
Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.
ASV
And Elimelech, Naomi`s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.
DARBY
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
BLB
And Elimelech the husband of Naomi died, and she was left, and her two sons.
ÅB
Så døde Elimelek, No'omis mann, og hun ble tilbake med sine to sønner.
OTB
Elimelek, Noomis mann, døde, og hun satt igjen med sine to sønner.
B1930
Så døde Elimelek, No'omis mann, og hun blev tilbake med sine to sønner.

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  • Psalms 34:19

    Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

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  • Hebrews 12:6

    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

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  • 2 Kings 4:1

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

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  • Hebrews 12:10–11

    For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

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