Protestantism
English
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 even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
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;
And she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out what she had gleaned; and it was about an ephah of barley.
So she gleaned in the fielde vntill euening, and she thresshed that shee had gathered, and it was about an Ephah of barly.
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 gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. ¶
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 Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out what she had gleaned, it was about an ephah of barley.1
- An ephah is approximately 20 dry quarts or 22 liters (probably about 29 pounds or 13.2 kilograms of barley).
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.
So she gleaned in the field until evening and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
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 the evening and she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
And she gleaned in the field until the evening, and beat out that which she had gleaned. And it was about an ephah of barley.
And she gleaned in the field until the evening, and beat out what 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 ephah1 of barley.
- 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel
So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah1 of barley.
- 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel
So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah1 of barley.
- 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel
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 even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
So she gleaned in the field, until the evening,—and beat out that which she had gleaned, and there was about an ephah of barley.
So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out that which she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
Catholicism
English
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:
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.1
- 2:17An ephah is a dry unit of measure approximately equal to three pecks or six gallons. A “measure” in ancient Rome was approximately equivalent to one peck or two gallons. Here again the text beginning with “that is” was probably added at a later date, for those who do not know the Hebrew language.(Conte)