diff --git a/bible/other/reap.md b/bible/other/reap.md index ce087d82..48dc4ab0 100644 --- a/bible/other/reap.md +++ b/bible/other/reap.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -# reap, reaped, reaper +# reap, reaper ## Definition: -The term “reap” means to harvest crops such as grain. A “reaper” is someone who harvests the crop. +The term “reap” means to harvest crops, such as grain or fruit. A “reaper” is someone who harvests the crop. -* Usually reapers harvested the crops by hand, pulling up the plants or cutting them with a sharp cutting tool. +* In biblical times, reapers usually harvested the crops by hand, either pulling up the plants or cutting them with a sharp cutting tool. * The idea of reaping a harvest is often used figuratively to refer to telling people the good news about Jesus and bringing them into God’s family. * This term is also used figuratively to refer to the consequences that come from a person’s actions, as in the saying “a man reaps what he plants.” (See: [Metaphor](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)) * Other ways to translate to “reap” and “reaper” could include to “harvest” and “harvester” (or “person who harvests”).