her house She had enough for all their own needs and something over, which she could give to poorer relations. The whole history of the woman shews that she knew much of the religion of the God of Israel, though we are not told how she had been brought to the knowledge.

many days There is no word for -many" as the italics shew. The Hebrews used -days" for a long time. Thus the same word is rendered in Genesis 40:4 -a season;" in Numbers 9:22 -a year," i.e. the complete round of days. The margin of A.V. has -a full year" in the present verse.

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