The flax had already developed its seeds. And the barley was already blooming. So these plants were destroyed.
Ruth 2:23 - Easy To Read Version So Ruth continued working closely with the women servants of Boaz. She gathered grain until the barley harvest was finished. She also worked there through the end of the wheat harvest. Ruth continued living with Naomi, her mother-in-law. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So she kept close to the maidens of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law. American Standard Version (1901) So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law. Common English Bible Thus she stayed with Boaz’s young women, gleaning until the completion of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, she joined with the young women of Boaz, and from then on reaped with them, until the barley and the wheat were stored in the barns. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So she kept close to the maids of Booz: and continued to glean with them, till all the barley and the wheat were laid up in the barns. |
The flax had already developed its seeds. And the barley was already blooming. So these plants were destroyed.
A wise son listens carefully when his father tells him what to do. But a proud person does not listen when people try to correct him.
Be friends with people who are wise, and you will become wise. But if you choose fools to be your friends, then you will have trouble.
At that time, Peter was still in the yard. A servant girl of the high priest {\cf2\super [222]} came to Peter.
“You must count seven weeks from the time you began to harvest the grain.
So Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth (the woman from Moab) came back from the hill country of Moab. These two women came to Bethlehem, Judah at the beginning of the barley harvest.
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “It is good for you to continue working with his women servants. If you work in another field, some man might hurt you.”
Then Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, maybe I should find {a husband and} a nice home for you. That would be good for you.