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Ruth 3:17

World English Bible

She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’ ”

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Ruth 3:17 in other translations

And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.

Ruth 3:17 · American Standard Version

Ruth 3:17 in context

  1. 15He said, “Bring the mantle that is on you, and hold it.” She held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; then he went into the city.
  2. 16When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did it go, my daughter?”
    She told her all that the man had done for her.
  3. 17She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’ ”
  4. 18Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today.”