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Raw Blame History

Now

This word is used here to mark a break in the story line. Here the narrator starts to tell a new part of the story.

Ophrah

This is the name of a town. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

Abiezrite

This is a people group named after their ancestor Abiezer. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

was separating out the wheat by beating it on the floor

This is a process called "threshing." Gideon was beating the wheat against the floor to separate the wheat grain from the rest of the wheat plant.