Ruth 2:17

God's Word

So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. Then she separated the grain from its husks. She had about half a bushel of barley.

Cross References

Exodus 16:36

(Now, the standard dry measure at that time held 20 quarts.)

Proverbs 31:27

She keeps a close eye on the conduct of her family, and she does not eat the bread of idleness.

Ruth 2:16

Even pull some grain out of the bundles and leave it for her to gather. Don’t give her a hard time about it.”

Ruth 2:18

She picked it up and went into the town, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gathered. Ruth also took out what she had left over from lunch and gave it to Naomi.