² The man’s name was Elimelek,^(A) his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.^(B) They were Ephrathites^(C) from Bethlehem,^(D) Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.

⁵ both Mahlon and Kilion^(A) also died,^(B) and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.