Then Naomi’s two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, also died. ¹  So the woman was left all alone – bereaved of her two children ²  as well as her husband!

biblegateway Rut 1:5

Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was bereft of her two children and her husband.

both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two children and without her husband.

Then both Mahlon and Chilion died as well. So Naomi was left alone, without her two sons or her husband.

biblegateway Rut 1:5

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

and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.

bibleoremus Rut 1:5

both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.

when both Mahlon and Chilion died. Then Naomi, bereaved of her two sons as well as of her husband,

biblegateway Rut 1:5

Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.

And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

biblegateway Rut 1:5

Then Naomi’s two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, also died. ¹  So the woman was left all alone – bereaved of her two children ²  as well as her husband!

¹ tn Heb “and the two of them also died, Mahlon and Kilion.”

² tn The term יֶלֶד (yeled, “offspring”), from the verb יָלַד (yalad, “to give birth to”), is used only here of a married man. By shifting to this word from the more common term בֵּן (ben, “son”; see vv. 1-5a) and then using it in an unusual manner, the author draws attention to Naomi’s loss and sets up a verbal link with the story’s conclusion (cf. 4:16). Although grown men, they were still her “babies” (see E. F. Campbell, Ruth [AB], 56; F. W. Bush, Ruth, Esther [WBC], 66).