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16 She came to her mother-in-law, who said, “How did things go with you,[a] my daughter?” Then she told her all that the man had done for her, 17 saying, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ” 18 She replied, “Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.”(A)

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  1. 3.16 Or “Who are you,

16 And she came to her mother-in-law, and she said, “How did it go for you,[a] my daughter?” And she told her all that the man did for her. 17 And she said, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, ‘You shall not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’” 18 And she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.”

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  1. Ruth 3:16 Literally “who are you?”