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Ruth 3:17 KJV
Ruth · chapter 3 · verse 17
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.Ruth 3:17 · King James Version
Ruth 3:17 in context
15Also 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.
16And 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.
17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
18Then 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- barleysᵉʻôrâhbarleyH8184 →
- emptyrêyqâmemptilyH7387 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- gavenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- sixshêshsixH8337 →
- Gobôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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We are here told, I. How Ruth was dismissed by Boaz. It would not have been safe for her to go home in the dead of the night; therefore she lay at his feet (not by his side) until morning.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-18