1In the days when the judges judged, there…
2The name of the man was Elimelech, and…
3Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left…
4They took for themselves wives of the women…
5Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman…
6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she…
7She went out of the place where she…
8Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return…
9May the LORD grant you that you may…
10They said to her, “No, but we will…
11Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters. Why do…
12Go back, my daughters, go your way; for…
13would you then wait until they were grown?…
14They lifted up their voices and wept again;…
15She said, “Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back…
16Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you,…
17Where you die, I will die, and there…
18When Naomi saw that she was determined to…
19So they both went until they came to…
20She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi.…
21I went out full, and the LORD has…
22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her…
