And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.
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.’”
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.'
And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentRuth — A Moabite widow's loyalty to her Israelite mother-in-law during the days of the judges. Four chapters, four acts, chiastically arranged — emptying and filling, gleaning and threshing floor, gate and genealogy into David.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel
- Date
- Events in the days of the judges (1:1); compilation likely in the Davidic period (given the closing genealogy)