Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ruth 3:17
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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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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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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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And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.
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Ruth 3
15 And he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured in six measures of barley and placed it on her. 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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