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Ruth 1:1-2
New Century Version
Ruth 1:1-2
New Century Version
1 Long ago when the judges[a] ruled Israel, there was a shortage of food in the land. 2 So a man named Elimelech left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to live in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. His wife was named Naomi, and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathahites from Bethlehem in Judah. When they came to Moab, they settled there.
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- 1:1 judges They were not judges in courts of law, but leaders of the people in times of emergency.
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The Holy Bible, New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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