Then he said, “Bring the cloak you are wearing and hold it out.” She held it out and he poured six measures of barley into it and put it on her. Then he returned to town.
Ruth 3:16 - Tree of Life Version When Ruth came back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “How did it go, my daughter?” So Ruth told her all that 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. |
Then he said, “Bring the cloak you are wearing and hold it out.” She held it out and he poured six measures of barley into it and put it on her. Then he returned to town.
She said “He gave me six measures of barley, for he said, ‘You shouldn’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”