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Ruth 3:17

And she said, "Behold, he gave me six measures of barley, for he said, ‘I am not willing to have you return empty to your mother-in-law.’ 
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King James 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.

English Standard Version

saying, "These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said to me, 'You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law.'"

New International Version

and added, "He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'"