Ruth 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ruth 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ruth 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ruth 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When 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.”

Ruth 3:16 — World English Bible

Ruth 3:16 ASV — 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. ”

Ruth 3:16 — American Standard Version

Ruth 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And she cometh in unto her mother-in-law, and she saith, `Who <FI>art<Fi> thou, my daughter?' and she declareth to her all that the man hath done to her.”

Ruth 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Ruth 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And she came to her mother-in-law; and she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. ”

Ruth 3:16 — Darby Translation

Ruth 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when she came to her mother in law, she sayd, Who art thou, my daughter? And she tolde her all that the man had done to her,”

Ruth 3:16 — Geneva Bible

Ruth 3:16 in Context — Ruth 3

14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.

15 Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.

16 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.

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.

18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

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What Does Ruth 3:16 Mean?

Ruth 3:16 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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