17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.


In Context

14 And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.

15 And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it; and she held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and he 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, 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 rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

Ruth 3:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:17and added, "He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty- handed.' "

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17She said, |He gave me these six [measures] of barley; for he said, 'Don't go empty to your mother-in-law.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17And 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to your mother in law.