And he told Ruth, ‘Bring the shawl you’re wearing and hold it out.’ When she held it out, he shovelled six measures of barley into her shawl, and she went into the town.
Ruth 3:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised She went to her mother-in-law, Naomi, who asked her, ‘What happened, my daughter? ’ Then Ruth told her everything the man had done for her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when she came home, her mother-in-law said, How have you fared, my daughter? And Ruth told her all that the man had done for her. American Standard Version (1901) And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. Common English Bible She came to her mother-in-law, who said, “How are you, my daughter?” So Ruth told her everything the man had done for her. Catholic Public Domain Version And she came to her mother-in-law, who said to her: "What have you been doing, daughter?" And she explained to her all that the man had accomplished for her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And came to her mother-in-law; who said to her: What hast thou done, daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. |
And he told Ruth, ‘Bring the shawl you’re wearing and hold it out.’ When she held it out, he shovelled six measures of barley into her shawl, and she went into the town.
She said, ‘He gave me these six measures of barley, because he said, “Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.” ’