Ruth 2:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Ruth worked in the fields until evening. Then she separated the grain from the chaff. There was about one-half bushel of barley.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:27

She oversees the care of her house. She is never lazy.

Exodus 16:36

(The measure they used for the manna was an omer. An omer was about 8 cups.)

Ruth 2:16

And make her work easier by dropping some full heads of grain for her. Let her gather that grain. Don’t tell her to stop.”

Ruth 2:18

Ruth carried the grain into town to show her mother-in-law what she had gathered. She also gave her the food that was left from lunch.