Ruth 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.”
Ruth 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’””
Ruth 3:17 — World English Bible
Ruth 3:17 ASV — 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. ”
Ruth 3:17 — American Standard Version
Ruth 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And she saith, `These six <FI>measures<Fi> of barley he hath given to me, for he said, Thou dost not go in empty unto thy mother-in-law.'”
Ruth 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law. ”
Ruth 3:17 — Darby Translation
Ruth 3:17 GEN — 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.”
Ruth 3:17 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 3:17 in Context — Ruth 3
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 3:17 Mean?
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