Ruth 3:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

“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.’””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And she saith, `These six <FI>measures<Fi> of barley he hath given to me, for he said, Thou dost not go in empty unto thy mother-in-law.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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