Ruth 1:4

KJV

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.

— Ruth 1:4, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Ruth Chapter 1 connects to 5 cross-references. Naomi, her husband Elimelech, and their two sons emigrate from Bethlehem to Moab during a famine; the sons marry Moabite women, Orpah and Ruth. After Elimelech and both sons die, Naomi resolves to return to Bethlehem and urges her daughters-in-law …

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Other Translations

ASV

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 dwelt there about ten years.

YLT

and they take to them wives, Moabitesses: the name of the one <FI>is<Fi> Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwell there about ten years.

BBE

And they took two women of Moab as their wives: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they went on living there for about ten years.

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