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Ruth 1:5 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Ruth 1:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ruth chapter 1 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.”
Ruth 1:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ruth 1:5
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.This verse completes the trilogy of death that dominates Ruth 1:1-5. The stark statement "Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them" (vayamutu gam-sheneihem, וַיָּמֻתוּ גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶם) uses the same verb mut (מוּת) as verse 3, creating a rhythmic funeral litany. The emphatic "also" (gam) and "both of them" (sheneihem) stress the completeness of loss—not just one son but both, leaving no male heir.The phrase "the woman was left" (vatisha'er ha'ishah, וַתִּשָּׁאֵר הָאִשָּׁה) echoes verse 3's des...
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Cross-References for Ruth 1:5
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“even I”
“Who has conceived these for me”
“and having no seed left his wife to his brother.”
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“behold”