Strong's Lexicon And she said, וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch “He gave נָ֣תַן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon me these הָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's Hebrew 428: 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent six שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8337: 1) six 1a) six (cardinal number) 1b) sixth (ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers measures of barley, הַשְּׂעֹרִ֥ים (haś·śə·‘ō·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 8184: 1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain) for כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore he said, אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch ‘Do not אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) go back תָּב֥וֹאִי (tā·ḇō·w·’î) Pd | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put to (אֵלַ֔י) (’ê·lay) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) אַל־ (’al-) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) your mother-in-law חֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃ (ḥă·mō·w·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2545: 1) mother-in-law, husband's mother empty-handed.’” רֵיקָ֖ם (rê·qām) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 7387: 1) vainly, emptily 1a) in empty condition, empty, emptily 1b) in vain, without effect, vainly Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ” 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.’ 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.’ ” 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. 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.'" 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.'" 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.'" NET Bible She said, "He gave me these sixty pounds of barley, for he said to me, 'Do not go 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. English Revised Version And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto 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.' Cross References 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 3:18 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 1:1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. Ruth 3:15 Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. Ruth 3:14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. Ruth 4:1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. Ruth 4:2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. Jump to Previous Added Barley Empty Empty-Handed Hands Law Measures Mother Mother-In-Law SixJump to Next Added Barley Empty Empty-Handed Hands Law Measures Mother Mother-In-Law SixLinks Ruth 3:17 NIVRuth 3:17 NLT Ruth 3:17 ESV Ruth 3:17 NASB Ruth 3:17 KJV Ruth 3:17 Bible Apps Ruth 3:17 Parallel Ruth 3:17 Biblia Paralela Ruth 3:17 Chinese Bible Ruth 3:17 French Bible Ruth 3:17 German Bible Ruth 3:17 Commentaries Bible Hub |