The man’s name was Elimelech,[a] and his wife’s name was Naomi.[b] The names of his two sons were Mahlon[c] and Chilion.[d] They were Ephrathites(A) from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the land of Moab and settled there.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:2 = My God Is King
  2. Ruth 1:2 = Pleasant
  3. Ruth 1:2 = Sickly
  4. Ruth 1:2 = Weak or failing

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.

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