Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah. New Living Translation So Ruth gathered barley there all day, and when she beat out the grain that evening, it filled an entire basket. English Standard Version So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. 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. King James Bible So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. New King James Version So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. New American Standard Bible So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. NASB 1995 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. NASB 1977 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. Legacy Standard Bible So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. Amplified Bible So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. Christian Standard Bible So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about twenty-six quarts of barley. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about 26 quarts of barley. 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. Contemporary English Version Ruth worked in the field until evening. Then after she had pounded the grain off the stalks, she had a large basket full of grain. English Revised Version So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. Then she separated the grain from its husks. She had about half a bushel of barley. Good News Translation So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening, and when she had beaten it out, she found she had nearly twenty-five pounds. International Standard Version So Ruth gathered grain out in the field until dusk, and then threshed what she had gathered—about a week's supply of barley. Majority 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. NET Bible So she gathered grain in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had gathered, it came to about thirty pounds of barley! New Heart 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. Webster's Bible Translation So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out that which she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd she gleans in the field until the evening, and beats out that which she has gleaned, and it is about an ephah of barley; 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; Smith's Literal Translation And she will gather in the field till the evening, and she will beat out what she gathered, and it will be about an ephah of barley. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShe gleaned therefore in the field till evening: and beating out with a rod and threshing what she had gleaned, she found about the measure of an ephi of barley, that is, three bushels: Catholic Public Domain Version And so she gathered in the field until evening. And striking and threshing with a staff what she had gathered, she found about the measure of an ephah of barley, that is, three measures. New American Bible She gleaned in the field until evening, and when she beat out what she had gleaned it came to about an ephah of barley, New Revised Standard Version So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned; and it was about an ephah of barley. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And she was gathering in the field until evening, and she beat them out and she found about a full measure of barley among them OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. Brenton Septuagint Translation So she gleaned in the field till evening, and beat out that she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barely. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Boaz Meets Ruth…16Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.” 17So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out what she had gleaned, it was about an ephah of barley. 18She picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to Naomi.… Cross References Leviticus 19:9-10 When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. / You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 24:19 If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. Matthew 13:8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold. Matthew 13:23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.” Proverbs 31:31 Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Isaiah 17:5 as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim. Isaiah 28:28 Grain for bread must be ground, but it is not endlessly threshed. Though the wheels of the cart roll over it, the horses do not crush it. Job 24:6 They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked. 1 Samuel 17:17-18 One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. / Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them. 2 Kings 4:42 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. John 4:36 Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. Treasury of Scripture So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. she gleaned Proverbs 31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. ephah Exodus 16:36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. Ezekiel 45:11,12 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer… Jump to Previous Amounted Barley Beat Beateth Crushing Ephah Evening Heads Ruth Seed Threshed TogetherJump to Next Amounted Barley Beat Beateth Crushing Ephah Evening Heads Ruth Seed Threshed TogetherRuth 2 1. Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz4. Boaz takes notice of her 8. and shows her great favor 18. That which she got, she carries to Naomi So Ruth gathered grain The act of gathering grain, or gleaning, was a provision in the Mosaic Law for the poor and the foreigner (Leviticus 19:9-10). Ruth, a Moabite, was both a foreigner and a widow, making her eligible for this provision. The Hebrew word for "gathered" is "לָקַט" (laqet), which implies a careful and diligent collection. This reflects Ruth's industrious nature and her willingness to work hard to provide for herself and Naomi, her mother-in-law. Her actions demonstrate humility and perseverance, qualities that are highly esteemed in the biblical narrative. in the field until evening And when she beat out what she had gathered it was about an ephah of barley CHAPTER 2:18-23. Hebrew So Ruth gathered grainוַתְּלַקֵּ֥ט (wat·tə·laq·qêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean in the field בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה (baś·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while evening. הָעָ֑רֶב (hā·‘ā·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening And when she beat out וַתַּחְבֹּט֙ (wat·taḥ·bōṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2251: To beat off, beat out what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that she had gleaned, לִקֵּ֔טָה (liq·qê·ṭāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean it was וַיְהִ֖י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be about an ephah כְּאֵיפָ֥ה (kə·’ê·p̄āh) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 374: Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain) of barley. שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ (śə·‘ō·rîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8184: Barley Links Ruth 2:17 NIVRuth 2:17 NLT Ruth 2:17 ESV Ruth 2:17 NASB Ruth 2:17 KJV Ruth 2:17 BibleApps.com Ruth 2:17 Biblia Paralela Ruth 2:17 Chinese Bible Ruth 2:17 French Bible Ruth 2:17 Catholic Bible OT History: Ruth 2:17 So she gleaned in the field until (Ru Rut.) |
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