Ruth 3:17
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
Ruth 3:17 in other translations
| BSB | 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.’” |
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| WEB | She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’” |
| ASV | And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law. |
| YLT | 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.' |
| DARBY | And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law. |
| BBE | And she said, He gave me these six measures of grain, saying, Do not go back to your mother-in-law with nothing in your hands. |
| Webster | And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law. |
What does Ruth 3:17 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 3:14-18
Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to cast their care on God, because he has promised to care for them. Our strength is to sit still, Is 30:7. This narrative may encourage us to lay ourselves by faith at the feet of Christ: He is our near Kinsman; having taken our…
Ruth 3:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Ruth 3:16
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.
- Ruth 3:17
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
- Ruth 3:18
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
Ruth 3:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo: Estas seis medidas de cebada me dió, diciéndome: Porque no vayas vacía á tu suegra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et elle dit: Il m’a donné ces six mesures d’orge; car il m’a dit: Tu n’iras pas à vide vers ta belle-mère. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sprach: Diese sechs Maß Gerste gab er mir, denn er sagte: Du sollst nicht leer zu deiner Schwiegermutter kommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait: Ecce sex modios hordei dedit mihi, et ait: Nolo vacuam te reverti ad socrum tuam. |