World English Bible
Ruth 3:17
“She said, "He gave me these six [measures] of barley; for he said, 'Don't go empty to your mother-in-law.”
Verse in context — Ruth 3
15
He said, "Bring the mantle that is on you, and hold it." She held it; and he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid it on her; and he went into the city.
16
When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did it go, my daughter?" She told her all that the man had done to her.
17
She said, "He gave me these six [measures] of barley; for he said, 'Don't go empty to your mother-in-law.
18
Then she said, "Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he has finished the thing this day.
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