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both Mahlon and Chilion died, leaving Naomi[a] alone with neither her husband nor her two sons.

Naomi Returns to Judah

She and her daughters-in-law prepared to return from the country of Moab, because she had heard while living there[b] how the Lord had come to the aid of his people, giving them relief.[c] So she left the place where she had been, along with her two daughters-in-law, and they traveled along the return road to the land of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:5 Lit. the woman
  2. Ruth 1:6 Lit. living in the country of Moab
  3. Ruth 1:6 Lit. bread or food