Ruth 3:17 and added, "He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'"

◄ Ruth 3:17 ►

Parallel Verses

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.'"

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 said, "These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, 'Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'"

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

Holman 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.'"

International Standard Version
Ruth also said, "He gave me these six units of barley and told me, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'"

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And she said: Behold he hath given me six measures of barley: for he said: I will not have thee return empty to thy mother in law.

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

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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, Isa 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 nature upon him. He has the right to redeem. Let us seek to receive from him his directions: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Ac 9:6. He will never blame us as doing this unseasonably. And let us earnestly desire and seek the same rest for our children and friends, that it may be well with them also.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

17. six measures of barley—Hebrew, "six seahs," a seah contained about two gallons and a half, six of which must have been rather a heavy load for a woman.