17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 2:17:1 ⧉וַתְּלַקֵּ֥טvattelakketand she gleaned Ruth 2:17:2 ⧉בַּשָּׂדֶ֖הbassadein the field Ruth 2:17:3 ⧉עַד־הָעָ֑רֶבadhaarevuntil the evening Ruth 2:17:4 ⧉וַתַּחְבֹּט֙vattakhbotand she beat out Ruth 2:17:5 ⧉אֵ֣תet Ruth 2:17:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־לִקֵּ֔טָהasherliketawhat she gleaned Ruth 2:17:7 ⧉וַיְהִ֖יvayehiand it was Ruth 2:17:8 ⧉כְּאֵיפָ֥הkeefaabout an ephah Ruth 2:17:9 ⧉שְׂעֹרִֽים׃seorimbarley |
17. Formal Translation She gleaned in the field until evening, and she beat out what she had gleaned. The total came to about an ephah of barley. |
17. Dynamic Translation Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah. |