Rut 2:17

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17 As铆 que Rut recogi贸 espigas en el campo hasta el atardecer. Luego desgran贸 la cebada que hab铆a recogido, la cual pes贸 m谩s de veinte kilos.[a]

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Rut 2:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 2:17

So she gleaned in the field until even
An instance of her great diligence and industry, attending to this mean employment constantly from morning tonight:

and beat out that she had gleaned:
she did not bind up her gleanings in a bundle, and carry it home on her head, as gleaners with us do, but she beat it out with a staff in the field, where she gleaned it, and winnowed it, very probably in the threshingfloor of Boaz; by which means what she had gleaned was brought into a lesser size and weight, and was a lighter burden to carry home:

and it was an ephah of barley;
or three seahs of barley, as the Targum; which, according to Bishop Cumberland F9, was six gallons, and three pints, and three solid inches: an omer is said to be the tenth part of an ephah, and, made into bread, was as much as a man could eat in one day, ( Exodus 16:16 Exodus 16:36 ) , so that Ruth got enough in one day, for herself and her mother-in-law, which would last five days at least. This was a great deal for one woman to pick up, ear by ear, in one day; and must be accounted for, not only by her diligence and industry, but by the favour shown her by the reapers, under the direction of Boaz, who suffered her to glean among the sheaves, and let fall handfuls for her to pick up.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Of Scripture Weights and Measures, ch. 3. p. 64.
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Rut 2:17 In-Context

15 Despu茅s, cuando ella se levant贸 a recoger espigas, 茅l dio estas 贸rdenes a sus criados:鈥擜un cuando saque espigas de las gavillas mismas, no la hagan pasar verg眉enza.
16 M谩s bien, dejen caer algunas espigas de los manojos para que ella las recoja, 隆y no la reprendan!
17 As铆 que Rut recogi贸 espigas en el campo hasta el atardecer. Luego desgran贸 la cebada que hab铆a recogido, la cual pes贸 m谩s de veinte kilos.
18 La carg贸 de vuelta al pueblo, y su suegra vio cu谩nto tra铆a. Adem谩s, Rut le entreg贸 a su suegra lo que le hab铆a quedado despu茅s de haber comido hasta quedar satisfecha.
19 Su suegra le pregunt贸:鈥斅緿贸nde recogiste espigas hoy? 驴D贸nde trabajaste? 隆Bendito sea el hombre que se fij贸 en ti!Entonces Rut le cont贸 a su suegra acerca del hombre con qui茅n hab铆a estado trabajando. Le dijo:鈥擡l hombre con quien hoy trabaj茅 se llama Booz.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] "m谩s de veinte kilos" . Lit. "casi un efa" .
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