# beat out

She separated the edible part of the grain from the hull and stalk, which is thrown away.

# ears of grain

This refers to the eatable part of the grain. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# about an ephah of barley

An ephah is a unit of measurement equal to about 22 liters. AT: "about 22 liters of barley" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume]])

# She lifted it up and went into the city

It is implied that Ruth carried the grain home. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# her mother-in-law saw

"Naomi saw"