Ruth 3:2 (KJV)

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And now is not Boaz of our kindred with whose maidens thou wast Behold he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor

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is not Boaz. Ru 2:20-23 De 25:5 De 25:6 Heb 2:11-14

with whose. Ru 2:8 Ru 2:23

he winnoweth.It is probable that the winnowing of grain was effected by taking up a portion of the corn in a sieve, and letting it down slowly in the wind; thus the grain would, by its own weight, fall in one place, while the chaff, etc., would be carried a distance by the wind. It is said here that this was done at night; probably what was threshed out in the day was winnowed in the evening, when the sea breeze set in, which was common in Palestine.

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