Ruth, King James Bible
The full text of Ruth from the King James Version of the Bible, verse by verse.
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| ID | Testament | Book nbr | Book | Chapter | Verse nbr | Verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 1 | Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. |
| 2 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 2 | And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. |
| 3 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 3 | And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. |
| 4 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 4 | And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. |
| 5 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 5 | And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. |
| 6 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 6 | Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. |
| 7 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 7 | Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. |
| 8 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 8 | And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. |
| 9 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 9 | The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. |
| 10 | Old Testament | 8 | Ruth | 1 | 10 | And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. |
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