Ruth 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

Nearby Context

Ruth 1:1 And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

Ruth 1:2 And the name of the man <FI>is<Fi> Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from Beth-Lehem-Judah; and they come into the fields of Moab, and are there.

Ruth 1:3 And Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth, and she is left, she and her two sons;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cometh", "pass", "days", "judging", "judges", "famine", "land", and "goeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cometh" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And the name of the man FI...", so "cometh" and "pass" should be read forward into that movement. In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cometh" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.