Orpah
The Moabite Daughter-in-Law Who Returned
Orpah was a Moabite woman who married Chilion, one of Naomi's sons. After her husband's death, unlike her sister-in-law Ruth, she chose to return to her people and her gods in Moab, which is often contrasted with Ruth's loyalty.
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Marriage to Chilion
Orpah married Chilion, the son of Elimelech and Naomi from Bethlehem, while the family was living in Moab during a famine.
4The sons married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years,
וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ לָהֶ֗ם נָשִׁים֙ מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹת שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָרְפָּ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית ר֑וּת וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָׁ֖ם כְּעֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃
Death of Her Husband
After about ten years in Moab, both Chilion and his brother Mahlon died, leaving Orpah, Ruth, and Naomi as widows.
5and then both Mahlon and Chilion died as well, so the woman was left without her two children and without her husband.
וַיָּמ֥וּתוּ גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם מַחְל֣וֹן וְכִלְי֑וֹן וַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה מִשְּׁנֵ֥י יְלָדֶ֖יהָ וּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃
Accompanies Naomi on the Journey
When Naomi decided to return to Judah, both Orpah and Ruth accompanied her on the way.
7So she left the place where she had been living, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they set out on the road back to the land of Judah.
וַתֵּצֵ֗א מִן־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיְתָה־שָׁ֔מָּה וּשְׁתֵּ֥י כַלֹּתֶ֖יהָ עִמָּ֑הּ וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ לָשׁ֖וּב אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃
8But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go back, each of you, to your mother's house. May the LORD show you kindness, as you have shown to the dead and to me.
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נָעֳמִי֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ לֵ֣כְנָה שֹּׁ֔בְנָה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית אִמָּ֑הּ *יעשה **יַ֣עַשׂ יְהוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ חֶ֔סֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם־הַמֵּתִ֖ים וְעִמָּדִֽי׃
9May the LORD grant that each of you find rest in the home of a husband." Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud.
יִתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לָכֶ֔ם וּמְצֶ֣אןָ מְנוּחָ֔ה אִשָּׁ֖ה בֵּ֣ית אִישָׁ֑הּ וַתִּשַּׁ֣ק לָהֶ֔ן וַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה קוֹלָ֖ן וַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃
10They said to her, "No, we will go back with you to your people."
וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־לָּ֑הּ כִּי־אִתָּ֥ךְ נָשׁ֖וּב לְעַמֵּֽךְ׃
Farewell with Naomi
After Naomi urged her daughters-in-law to return to their families, Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye and returned to Moab, to her people and her gods.
14At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה קוֹלָ֔ן וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה ע֑וֹד וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק עָרְפָּה֙ לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ וְר֖וּת דָּ֥בְקָה בָּֽהּ׃
15"Look," said Naomi, "your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her."
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ שָׁ֣בָה יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ אֶל־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ שׁ֖וּבִי אַחֲרֵ֥י יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃