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1:1 Elimelek goes to Moab during a famine

1 Back in the time when the judges ruled Israel, there was a drought which caused a shortage of food, so a man from the town of Bethlehem in the region of Yudah went to live in the country of Moab for a while, taking his wife and their two sons. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek and he was married to Naomi, and their sons’ names were Mahlon and Kilion. (They were part of the clan of Ephrathah from Bethlehem in Yudah.) They travelled to the Moab countryside and lived there. 3 Then Naomi’s husband Elimelek died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 Eventually they married women from there in Moab—Orpah and Ruth. But after Naomi and her sons had lived in Moab for about then years, 5 Mahlon and Kilion both also died, and Naomi was left without her husband or her two sons.

1 And_he/it _was in/on/at/with_days of _the _judging the_judges and_he/it _was a _famine on _the_earth and_he/it _went a _man of food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_sojourn in/on/at/with_country of _Mōʼāⱱ he and_his/its_woman/wife and_two sons_his.
2 And_name _of the_man [was]_ʼElīmelek and_name _of his/its_wife/woman [was]_Nāˊₒmī and_name _of of _the _two sons_his [was]_Maḩlōn and_Kilyōn/(Chilion) ʼEfrātī from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh and_they _came the _region(s) of _Mōʼāⱱ and_they _were there.
3 And_he/it _died ʼElīmelek the _husband of_Nāˊₒmī and_left she and_two sons_her.
4 And_took to/for_them wives Mōʼāⱱite the _name the_one(f) [was]_Orpah and_name _of the_second(fs) [was]_Rūt and_they _lived there about_ten years.
5 And_died also both _of_them Maḩlōn and_Kilyōn and_left the_woman without_two sons_her and_without_husband_her.

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The Setting of Ruth

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The story of Ruth is set in the time of the Judges, a few generations before the birth of King David. While much animosity often existed between Israel and Moab (Judges 3:12-30; 10:6-12:7; 2 Samuel 8:2; 10; 2 Kings 3:4-27; 2 Chronicles 20; see also Nations across the Jordan River map), other times the two nations appear to have enjoyed a somewhat congenial relationship, as is demonstrated by Naomi’s willingness to relocate to Moab to seek relief from a famine. Later Naomi’s sons also marry Moabite women, and Ruth’s devotion to Naomi and her God no doubt speaks highly of the character of many Moabites. Many years later Ruth’s great-grandson David placed his parents in the care of the king of Moab while he was on the run from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:3-4).

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Elimelek goes to Moab during a famine

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