Ruth 3:17

Ruth’s Redemption Assured

16When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.17And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

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Berean Standard Bible
And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
American Standard Version (1901)
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.
Bible in Basic English
And she said, He gave me these six measures of grain, saying, Do not go back to your mother-in-law with nothing in your hands.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And she said: Behold he hath given me six measures of barley: for he said: I will not have thee return empty to thy mother in law.
Free Bible Version
“And he also gave me these six measures of barley,” she added. “He told me, ‘You mustn't go home to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
Geneva Bible 1599
And said, These sixe measures of barly gaue he me: for he sayd to me, Thou shalt not come emptie vnto thy mother in lawe.
King James (Authorized) Version
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
Translation for Translators
She also said to Naomi, “He gave me all this barley, saying ‘I do not want you to return to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ”
Unlocked Literal Bible
She said, “These six measures of barley are what he gave me, for he said, 'Do not go empty to your mother-in-law.'”
Noah Webster Bible
And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.
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.’”
Young's Literal Translation
And she saith, 'These six [measures] of barley he hath given to me, for he said, Thou dost not go in empty unto thy mother-in-law.'