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Ruth 3:17

King James Version

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.

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American Standard Version

And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.

Christian Standard Bible

She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, because he said, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ”

English Standard Version

saying, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said to me, ‘You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’”

New American Standard Bible

She also said, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, ‘Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

New International Version

and added, “He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

New King James Version

And she said, “These six ephahs of barley he gave me; for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’ ”

New Living Translation

and she added, “He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

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.’”