NAOMI’S FAMILY IN MOAB

1 During the timeA of the judges,a there was a famine in the land.b A man left Bethlehemc in Judah with his wife and two sons to stay in the territory of Moab for a while. 2 The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name was Naomi.D The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathitesd from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the fields of Moab and settled there. 3 Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, died, and she was left with her two sons.