Scripture · Old Testament
Ruth 3:17
Ruth 3:17 is verse 17 of Ruth chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
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.’”
King James Version
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
World English Bible
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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Ruth 3:15–18 · Berean Standard Bible
15 And he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he shoveled six measures of barley into her shawl. Then he went into the city.
16 When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
17 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.’”
18 “Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
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