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Ruth 3:17
And she said, These six [measures] of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.
Ruth 3:17 · Webster Bible
Ruth 3:17 in other translations
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
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.’”
She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’”
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In context
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came to 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 he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.
18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou knowest how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he hath finished the thing this day.
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