Ruth 3:17
“And she said, These sixe measures of barley gaue he me, for he said to me, Go not emptie vnto thy mother in law.”
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Ruth 3:17 Context
15Also he said, Bring the vaile that thou hast vpon thee, and holde it. And when she helde it, he measured sixe measures of barley, and laide it on her: and he went into the citie. 16And when shee came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? and she tolde her all that the man had done to her. 17And she said, These sixe measures of barley gaue he me, for he said to me, Go not emptie vnto thy mother in law. 18Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, vntill thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, vntil he haue finished the thing this day.
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And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
- King James Version
She said, "These six {measures} of barley he gave to me, for he said, 'Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'"
- New American Standard Version (1995)