Ruth 3:17
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.
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.
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.’”
- 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.
- WEB
- She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley; for he said, ‘Don’t go empty to your mother-in-law.’”
- ASV
- And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.
- DARBY
- And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.
- BLB
- And she said, “These six [measures] of barley he gave to me, for he said, ‘Do not go in empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’”
- ÅB
- og sa: Disse seks mål bygg gav han meg; for han sa: Du må ikke komme tomhendt hjem til din svigermor.
- OTB
- Hun la til: «Han ga meg disse seks målene med bygg og sa: ‘Gå ikke tilbake til din svigermor med tomme hender.’»
- B1930
- og sa: Disse seks mål bygg gav han mig; for han sa: Du må ikke komme tomhendt hjem til din svigermor.