Ruth 3:17

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{ "verseID": "Ruth.3.17", "source": "וַתֹּ֕אמֶר שֵׁשׁ־הַשְּׂעֹרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה נָ֣תַן לִ֑י כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר **אֵלַ֔י אַל־תָּב֥וֹאִי רֵיקָ֖ם אֶל־חֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃", "text": "*Wa-tōʾmer šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm hā-ʾēlleh nātan lî kî ʾāmar ʾēlay ʾal-tābôʾî rêqām ʾel-ḥămôtēk*.", "grammar": { "*Wa-tōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm*": "numeral feminine + definite article + feminine plural noun - six (measures of) barley", "*hā-ʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective, common plural - these", "*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*ʾal-tābôʾî*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular jussive - do not go", "*rêqām*": "adverb - empty", "*ʾel-ḥămôtēk*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - to your mother-in-law" }, "variants": { "*šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm*": "six (measures of) barley (exact quantity uncertain)", "*rêqām*": "empty/empty-handed/without a gift" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר שֵׁשׁ־הַשְּׂעֹרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה נָ֣תַן לִ֑י כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר **אֵלַ֔י אַל־תָּב֥וֹאִי רֵיקָ֖ם אֶל־חֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃

Transliteration

Wa-tōʾmer šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm hā-ʾēlleh nātan lî kî ʾāmar ʾēlay ʾal-tābôʾî rêqām ʾel-ḥămôtēk.

Grammar Details

• *Wa-tōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said
• *šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm*: numeral feminine + definite article + feminine plural noun - six (measures of) barley
• *hā-ʾēlleh*: definite article + demonstrative adjective, common plural - these
• *nātan*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave
• *lî*: preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ʾāmar*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said
• *ʾēlay*: preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me
• *ʾal-tābôʾî*: negative particle + Qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular jussive - do not go
• *rêqām*: adverb - empty
• *ʾel-ḥămôtēk*: preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - to your mother-in-law

Word Meanings

• *šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm*: six (measures of) barley (exact quantity uncertain)
• *rêqām*: empty/empty-handed/without a gift

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  She added, 'He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, “Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.”'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to your mother-in-law.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And she said,{H559} These six{H8337} [measures] of barley{H8184} gave{H5414} he me; for he said,{H559} Go{H935} not empty{H7387} unto thy mother-in-law.{H2545}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And she said{H559}{(H8799)}, These six{H8337} measures of barley{H8184} gave{H5414}{(H8804)} he me; for he said{H559}{(H8804)} to me, Go{H935}{(H8799)} not empty{H7387} unto thy mother in law{H2545}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sayde: These sixe measures of barlye gaue he me, for he sayde: Thou shalt not come emptye vnto yi mother in lawe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And said, These sixe measures of barly gaue he me: for he sayd to me, Thou shalt not come emptie vnto thy mother in lawe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayde: These sixe measures of barlye gaue he me, and sayde: Thou shalt not come emptie vnto thy mother in lawe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  She said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said, "Don't go empty to your mother-in-law."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she said, These six `measures' of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And she said, He gave me these six measures of grain, saying, Do not go back to your mother-in-law with nothing in your hands.

• World English Bible (2000)

  She said, "He gave me these six [measures] of barley; for he said, 'Don't go empty to your mother-in-law.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She said,“He gave me these sixty pounds of barley, for he said to me,‘Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”