Ruth 2:17

New Living Translation

So Ruth gathered barley there all day, and when she beat out the grain that evening, it filled an entire basket.

Cross References

Exodus 16:36

The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about two quarts.

Proverbs 31:27

She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness.

Ruth 2:16

And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don’t give her a hard time!”

Ruth 2:18

She carried it back into town and showed it to her mother-in-law. Ruth also gave her the roasted grain that was left over from her meal.