16 When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “[a]How did it go, my daughter?” And she told her all that the man had done for her. 17 She also said, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, ‘Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’” 18 Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter [b]turns out; for the man will not rest until he has [c]settled it today.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:16 Lit Who are you?
  2. Ruth 3:18 Lit falls
  3. Ruth 3:18 Lit finished the matter

16 When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “What happened, my daughter?”

Ruth told Naomi everything Boaz had done for her, 17 and she added, “He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

18 Then Naomi said to her, “Just be patient, my daughter, until we hear what happens. The man won’t rest until he has settled things today.”

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