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Rth 3:15 — Also he said, Bring the vail that [thou hast] upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid [it] on her: and she went into the city.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

vail		or sheet, or apron. The word mitpachath has been variously rendered. The LXX. translate it [ ] an apron, and Vulgate, pallium, a cloak. By the circumstances of the story, it must have been of a considerable size; and accordingly Dr. Shaw thinks it was no other than the hyke, the finer sort of which, such as are still worn by ladies and persons of distinction among the Arabs, he takes to answer to the [ ] or robe, of the ancient Greeks.
he measured		Isa 32:8; Gal 6:10
six measures		"The quantity of this barley is uncertain. The Targum renders it, shith sein, ""six seahs."" A seah contained about two gallons and a half, six of which must have been a very heavy load for a woman, and so the Targumist thought, for he adds, ""And she received strength from the LORD to carry it."""

Correlating Passages

he measured

	Isa 32:8	But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
	Gal 6:10	As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ruth 3:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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