en_tn/rut/02/17.md

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)