Ruth 1 · Verse 3

Ruth 1:3

And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Ruth 1:3, King James Version

Ruth 1:3 in other translations

BSBThen Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
WEBElimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.
ASVAnd Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.
YLTAnd Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth, and she is left, she and her two sons;
DARBYAnd Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
BBEAnd Elimelech, Naomi's husband, came to his end; and only her two sons were with her.
WebsterAnd Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

What does Ruth 1:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Elimelech - died - Probably a short time after his arrival in Moab.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 1:1-5

Elimelech's care to provide for his family, was not to be blamed; but his removal into the country of Moab could not be justified. And the removal ended in the wasting of his family. It is folly to think of escaping that cross, which, being laid in our way, we ought to take up. Changing our place seldom is mending it. Those who bring young people into bad acquaintance, and take them out of the way of public…

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Ruth 1:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhElimelechH458
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] husband ofH376
נָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiNaomiH5281
וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'Erand she was leftH7604
הִ֖יאhi'sheH1931
וּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.Neiand [the] twoH8147
בָנֶֽיהָ\׃va.Nei.hasons herH1121

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ruth 1:3

  • Psalms 34:19

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

  • Hebrews 12:6

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

  • 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.

  • 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. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and she was.
2Ki 4:1; Ps 34:19; Heb 12:6,10,11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ruth 1:2

    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.

  • Ruth 1:3

    And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

  • Ruth 1:4

    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.

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Ruth 1:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y murió Elimelech, marido de Noemi, y quedó ella con sus dos hijos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Élimélec, mari de Naomi, mourut; et elle resta avec ses deux fils.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Elimelech, der Mann Noomis, starb: und sie blieb mit ihren beiden Söhnen übrig.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et mortuus est Elimelech maritus Noëmi: remansitque ipsa cum filiis.