Ruth 3:17 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁷ And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’ ”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And she said, He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said to me, Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said to me, ‘Don’t go away empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And she said, "Behold, he gave me six measures of barley, for he said, 'I am not willing to have you return empty to your mother-in-law.' "

Ruth 3:17 Cross References

Ruth 3:16

And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “Is that you, my daughter?” And she explained to her all that the man had done for her.

Ruth 3:18

And she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter falls, for the man is not going to rest until he has completed the matter this day.”