Ruth 1:4 — Bible Verse (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 (KJV), 1611
Ruth 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They took for themselves wives of the women of Moab. The name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there about ten years.”
Ruth 1:4 — World English Bible
Ruth 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Ruth 1:4 — American Standard Version
Ruth 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Ruth 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they took them Moabitish wives; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth: and they abode there about ten years. ”
Ruth 1:4 — Darby Translation
Ruth 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Which tooke them wiues of the Moabites: the ones name was Orpah, and the name of ye other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten yeeres.”
Ruth 1:4 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 1:4 in Context — Ruth 1
2 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.
3 And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
4 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.
5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread.
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What Does Ruth 1:4 Mean?
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