³ Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.

⁵ both Mahlon and Kilion^(A) also died,^(B) and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.

²⁰ “Don’t call me Naomi,^[a]” she told them. “Call me Mara,^[b] because the Almighty^[c](A) has made my life very bitter.^(B)

²¹ I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.^(A) Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted^[a] me;^(B) the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”