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-# beat out
+# beat out the ears of grain
 
-She separated the edible part of the grain from the hull and stalk, which is thrown away.
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-# ears of grain
-
-This refers to the eatable part of the grain. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
+The ears of grain are the parts that people eat. She separated the edible part of the grain from the hull and stalk, which are thrown away.
 
 # about an ephah of barley
 
-An ephah is a unit of measurement equal to about 22 liters. Alternate translation: "about 22 liters of barley" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bvolume]])
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+An ephah is about 22 liters.