And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
And Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.
And Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth, and she is left, she and her two sons;
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Ruth — 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.
Voices2
And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
You call to mind Blaesilla's companionship, her conversation and her endearing ways; and you cannot endure the thought that you have lost them all. I pardon you the tears of a mother, but I ask you to restrain your grief. When I think of the parent, I cannot blame you for weeping, but when I think of the Christian and the recluse, the mother disappears from my view. Your wound is still fresh, and any touch of mine, however gentle, is more likely to inflame than to heal it.
Jerome· LETTER 39.5, 420patristic
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches4
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
leads to
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
Through
Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
leads to
Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
