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# she was left with her two sons
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"Naomi had only her two sons with her"
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# took wives
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"married women." This is an idiom for marrying women. They did not take women who were already married. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# from the women of Moab
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Naomi's sons married women who were from the tribe of Moab. The Moabites worshiped other gods.
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# the name of one ... the name of the other
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"the name of one woman ... the name of the other woman"
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# ten years
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Ten years after Elimelek and Naomi came to the country of Moab, their sons Mahlon and Kilion died.
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# leaving Naomi
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Naomi was widowed. |