King James Version

Ruth 2:17

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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וַתְּלַקֵּ֥טvatlaqetand gleanלָקַטconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and glean”, the next action in the storyH3950properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to gleangather (up), glean.בַּשָּׂדֶ֖הbasadehin fieldשָׂדֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הָעָ֑רֶבhaarevthe evenעֶרֶבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.וַתַּחְבֹּט֙vatachbotand beatחָבַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and beat”, the next action in the storyH2251to knock out or offbeat (off, out), thresh.אֵ֣תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…לִקֵּ֔טָהliqetahgleanלָקַטverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “glean”, a completed actionH3950properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to gleangather (up), glean.וַיְהִ֖יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כְּאֵיפָ֥הkeeyfahas ephahאֵיפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as ephah”, the ordinary formH374an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in generalephah, (divers) measure(-s).שְׂעֹרִֽיםseorimbarleyשְׂעֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “barley”, the ordinary formH8184barley (as villose)barley.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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;

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.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συνέλεξεν ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ ἕως ἑσπέρας, καὶ ἐῤῥάβδισεν ἃ συνέλεξε, καὶ ἐγενήθη ὡς οἰφὶ κριθῶν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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