Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.
WEB
Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
YLT
And Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth, and she is left, she and her two sons;
DBT
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentRuth — A Moabite widow's loyalty to her Israelite mother-in-law during the days of the judges. Four chapters, four acts, chiastically arranged — emptying and filling, gleaning and threshing floor, gate and genealogy into David.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel
- Date
- Events in the days of the judges (1:1); compilation likely in the Davidic period (given the closing genealogy)