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. "
— Ruth 2:17, American Standard Version
“So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.”
“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.”
“So she gathered grain in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had gathered, it came to about thirty pounds of barley!”
“She 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:”
“So she went on getting together the heads of grain till evening; and after crushing out the seed it came to about an ephah of grain.”
“So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.”
And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.
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.
And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.
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.
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 which she had left after she was sufficed.
And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz.
And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen.