Cross References He was named Elimelech, and his wife Noemi: and his two sons, the one Mahalon, and the other Chelion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Juda. And entering into the country of Moab, they abode there. Genesis 35:19 So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem. Judges 3:30 And Moab was humbled that day under the hand of Israel: and the land rested eighty years. Judges 17:7 There was also another young man of Bethlehem Juda, of the kindred thereof: and he was a Levite, and dwelt there. Ruth 1:3 And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with her sons. Ruth 1:5 And they both died, to wit, Mahalon and Chelion: and the woman was left alone, having lost both her sons and her husband. Ruth 2:1 Now her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a powerful man, and very rich, whose name was Booz. Ruth 4:9 And he said to the ancients, and to all the people: You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and Chelion's, and Mahalon's, of the hand of Noemi: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He was named Elimelech, and his wife Noemi: and his two sons, the one Mahalon, and the other Chelion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Juda. And entering into the country of Moab, they abode there. Naomi Ruth 1:1 In the days of the judges, when the judges ruled, there came a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem Juda, went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. 1 Chronicles 4:22 And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old. Ephrathites Genesis 35:19 So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem. 1 Samuel 1:1 There was a man of Ramathaimsophim, of Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliu, the son of Thohu, the son of Suph, an Ephraimite: 1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite, of Bethlehem Juda, before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men. Micah 5:2 Now shalt thou be laid waste, O daughter of the robber: they have laid siege against us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel. continued [heb] were Context Naomi Becomes a Widow1In the days of the judges, when the judges ruled, there came a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem Juda, went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. 2He was named Elimelech, and his wife Noemi: and his two sons, the one Mahalon, and the other Chelion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Juda. And entering into the country of Moab, they abode there.3And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with her sons.… Lexicon The man’sהָאִ֣ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person name וְשֵׁ֣ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name was Elimelech, אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ (’ĕlî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 458: Elimelech -- 'God is king', the husband of Naomi his wife’s אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female name וְשֵׁם֩ (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name was Naomi, נָעֳמִ֜י (nā·‘o·mî) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth and the names וְשֵׁ֥ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name of his two שְׁנֵֽי־ (šə·nê-) Number - mdc Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) sons בָנָ֣יו ׀ (ḇā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son were Mahlon מַחְל֤וֹן (maḥ·lō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4248: Mahlon -- the first husband of Ruth and Chilion. וְכִלְיוֹן֙ (wə·ḵil·yō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3630: Chilion -- a son of Naomi They were Ephrathites אֶפְרָתִ֔ים (’ep̄·rā·ṯîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 673: Ephraimite -- a descendant of Ephraim, also an inhabitant of Ephrath from מִבֵּ֥ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew Bethlehem לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun in Judah, יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and they entered וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go the land שְׂדֵי־ (śə·ḏê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land of Moab מוֹאָ֖ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled and settled וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ (way·yih·yū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be there. שָֽׁם׃ (šām) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither Additional Translations The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.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. 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 Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. And the man's name was Elimelech, and his wife's name Noemin, and the names of his two sons Maalon and Chelaion, Ephrathites of Bethleem of Juda: and they came to the land of Moab, and remained there. 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 Bethlehem-Judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. 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. 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. 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 Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there. And the name of the man is Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from Beth-Lehem-Judah; and they come into the fields of Moab, and are there. 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