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.'


In Context

14 And she lieth down at his feet till the morning, and riseth before one doth discern another; and he saith, 'Let it not be known that the woman hath come into the floor.'

15 And he saith, 'Give the covering which is on thee, and keep hold on it;' and she keepeth hold on it, and he measureth six measures of barley, and layeth it on her; and he goeth into the city.

16 And she cometh in unto her mother-in-law, and she saith, 'Who art thou, my daughter?' and she declareth to her all that the man hath done to her.

17 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.'

18 And she saith, 'Sit still, my daughter, till thou dost know how the matter falleth, for the man doth not rest except he hath completed the matter to-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 American Standard 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 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 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.