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Ruth 2:17

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So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

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KJV King James Version

So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out what she had gleaned, it was about an ephah of barley.

WEB World English Bible

So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

ASV American Standard Version

So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And she gleaneth in the field till the evening, and beateth out that which she hath gleaned, and it is about an ephah of barley;

Surrounding context — Ruth 2

14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched [corn], and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:

16 And let fall also [some] of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave [them], that she may glean [them], and rebuke her not.

17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

18 And she took [it] up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.

19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day [is] Boaz.

20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed [be] he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man [is] near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

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