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15 And when she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves and do not reproach her

16 and let fall also some of the handfuls on purpose for her and leave them that she may glean them and do not reprehend her.

17 ¶ So she gleaned in the field until evening and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

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15 As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves(A) and don’t reprimand her. 16 Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke(B) her.”

17 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed(C) the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 2:17 That is, probably about 30 pounds or about 13 kilograms