Ruth 3:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 3:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
H8337
six
הַשְּׂעֹרִ֥ים
sᵉʻôrâh
H8184
barley
הָאֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
נָ֣תַן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֑י
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תָּב֥וֹאִי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
רֵיקָ֖ם
rêyqâm
H7387
in vain
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
חֲמוֹתֵֽךְ
chămôwth
H2545
mother-in-law
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World English Bible Public Domain
She said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said, "Don't go empty to your mother-in-law."
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King James Version Public Domain
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she said, “He gave to me these six of barley, for he said, ‘You must not go empty to your mother-in-law.’”
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