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|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 Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
|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 Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
|This story happened in the days when the [[Judge (biblical)|Judges]] ruled. [[Famine]] broke out in the land ''of [[Israel]]''. A man from [[Bethlehem]], ''in the land of'' [[Judah (tribe)|Judah]], went to stay ''as a resident alien'' in the country of [[Moab]] with his wife and two sons.
|This story happened in the days when the [[Judge (biblical)|Judges]] ruled. [[Famine]] broke out in the land ''of [[Israel]]''. A man from [[Bethlehem]], ''in the land of'' [[Judah (tribe)|Judah]], went to stay ''as a resident alien'' in the country of [[Moab]] with his wife and two sons.
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|This story took place, most likely, in 1321-1311 BC, in the era of the Biblical Judges. Judge [[Ehud]] held the leadership position at the time. Ironically, Ehud came to his leadership position by assassinating King [[Eglon]] of Moab and raising an insurrection against him. What makes the irony is that a prominent Israelite would actually go out of the Land and across the Jordan River, to live as a resident alien in the country of his people's enemies.
The word rendered "country" in the KJV translates as "fields" in [[Hebrew]]. In the era of this story, the most imortant value of land was the food one could produce from it. So "the fields" of a kingdom are its territory and especially its arable lands.
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|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 Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
|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 Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
|This man's name was Elimelech, his wife was named Naomi and his sons where called Mahlon and Chilion. They where Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. They entered they continued travelling in the country of Moab.
|This man's name was [[Elimelech]], his wife was named [[Naomi]] and his sons where called [[Mahlon]] and [[Chilion]]. They where Ephrathites of Bethlehem in the country of Judah. They emigrated to the territory of Moab and took up permanent residence there.
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|Literally, "they were there." Hebrew never explicitly uses the verb ''to be'' except to connote 'comming into existence'' or, as in this case, ''staying in a place.''
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|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.
|There Elimelch died, he was survived by his wife Naomi and their two sons.
|There Elimelech died. His wife Naomi and their two sons survived him.
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|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.
|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.
|And there they married women of Moab: One was named Orpah, the other was Ruth: They lived there for approximately ten years.
|And there they married women of Moab: One was named [[Orpah]], the other [[Ruth]]: They lived there for approximately ten years.
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|And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
|And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
|And both Mahlon and Chilion died; and the woman was left out of her two sons and husband.
|Then both Mahlon and Chilion died; and the woman (''Naomi'') was ''now'' bereaved of her two sons and her husband.
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|Literally, "was remaining," meaning left alive when her husband and sons were dead.
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|Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
|Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
|She then departed with her daughters in law, so that she may leave the country of Moab. She had heard that LORD had been visiting people and giving them bread in the country of Moab.
|She then departed with her daughters in law, to repatriate ''from'' the territory of Moab. She had heard that the [[Yahweh (tetragrammaton)|LORD]] had remembered His people and made the Land productive again.
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|Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
|Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
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|For that reason she left the place where she then resided, and her two daughters-in-law left with her. They traveled to return to the land of Judah.
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