King James Version
Ruth 2:17 in the King James Version says “So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.” — study this verse from Ruth chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.”
Ruth 2:17 · KJV
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: reproach: Heb. shame her not
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that 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 she had reserved after she was sufficed.
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.
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“So she gleaned”
H3950properly, to pick up, i.e., (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“So she gleaned”
H3950properly, to pick up, i.e., (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and it was about an ephah”
H374an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
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