Ruth 3:17
Ruth 3:16-17 The Message (MSG)
When she came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “And how did things go, my dear daughter?” Ruth told her everything that the man had done for her, adding, “And he gave me all this barley besides—six quarts! He told me, ‘You can’t go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law!’”
Ruth 3:17 King James Version (KJV)
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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
She said, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, ‘Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ”
Ruth 3:17 New Century Version (NCV)
She said, “Boaz gave me these six portions of barley, saying, ‘You must not go home without a gift for your mother-in-law.’ ”
Ruth 3:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.
Ruth 3:17 New International Version (NIV)
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 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.’ ”
Ruth 3:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, and he said to me, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ”
Ruth 3:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
and she added, “He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”