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both Mahlon and Chilion died, leaving Naomi[a] alone with neither her husband nor her two sons.

Naomi Returns to Judah

She and her daughters-in-law prepared to return from the country of Moab, because she had heard while living there[b] how the Lord had come to the aid of his people, giving them relief.[c] So she left the place where she had been, along with her two daughters-in-law, and they traveled along the return road to the land of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:5 Lit. the woman
  2. Ruth 1:6 Lit. living in the country of Moab
  3. Ruth 1:6 Lit. bread or food

both Mahlon and Kilion(A) also died,(B) and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.

Naomi and Ruth Return to Bethlehem

When Naomi heard in Moab(C) that the Lord had come to the aid of his people(D) by providing food(E) for them, she and her daughters-in-law(F) prepared to return home from there. With her two daughters-in-law she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah.

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