SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:41
Dos mujeres estarn moliendo a un molinillo; la una ser tomada, y la otra ser dejada.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 41. Two women shall be grinding at the mill , etc.] Though the word women is not in the Greek text, yet it is rightly supplied by our translators, as it is in the Persic version; for the word rendered grinding, is in the feminine gender, and was the work of women, as appears both from the Scripture, ( Exodus 11:5, Isaiah 47:1,2) and from several passages in the Jewish writings, concerning which their canons run thus f1417 ; These are the works which a woman is to do for her husband, tnjwj , she must grind, and bake, and wash, and boil, and make his bed, etc. And elsewhere it is asked f1418 , how does she grind? she sits at the mill, and watches the flour, but she does not grind, or go after a beast, that so the mill may not stop; but if their custom is to grind at a hand mill, she may grind.
The sanhedrim order this to poor people; for if she brings one handmaid, or money, or goods, sufficient to purchase, she is not obliged to grind, etc.
Frequent mention is made, of women grinding together at the same mill: a case is put concerning two women grinding at an hand mill f1419 , and various rules are given about it; as, that f1420 a woman may lend her neighbour that is suspected of eating the fruits of the seventh year after time, a meal sieve, a fan, a mill, or a furnace, but she may not winnow, nor grind with her.
Which it supposes she might do, if she was not suspected: again f1421 , the wife of a plebeian, tnjwj , may grind with the wife of a learned man, in the time that she is unclean, but not when she is clean.
Nor was this the custom of the Jews only, for women to grind, but also of other countries, as of the Abyssines f1422 , and of both Greeks and Barbarians f1423 : the one shall be taken, and the other left ; as before, one shall be taken by the Romans, and either put to death, or carried captive; and the other shall escape their hands, through the singular providence of God. The Ethiopic version, and Munsters Hebrew Gospel add, two shall be in one bed, one shall be taken, and the other left; but these words are not in the copies of Matthew in common, but are taken out of ( Luke 17:34) though they are in the Cambridge copy of Bezas, and in one of Stephenss.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 29-41 - Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to spea of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness an certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretol that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all thing new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign that should be admired. Sooner or later all sinners will be mourners; but repenting sinners look to Christ, an mourn after a godly sort; and those who sow in those tears shal shortly reap in joy. Impenitent sinners shall see Him whom they have pierced, and, though they laugh now, shall mourn and weep in endles horror and despair. The elect of God are scattered abroad; there ar some in all places, and all nations; but when that great gathering da comes, there shall not one of them be missing. Distance of place shal keep none out of heaven. Our Lord declares that the Jews should neve cease to be a distinct people, until all things he had been predictin were fulfilled. His prophecy reaches to the day of final judgment therefore he here, ver. 34, foretells that Judah shall never cease to exist as a distinct people, so long as this world shall endure. Men of the world scheme and plan for generation upon generation here, but the plan not with reference to the overwhelming, approaching, and mos certain event of Christ's second coming, which shall do away ever human scheme, and set aside for ever all that God forbids. That will be as surprising a day, as the deluge to the old world. Apply this, first to temporal judgments, particularly that which was then hastening upo the nation and people of the Jews. Secondly, to the eternal judgment Christ here shows the state of the old world when the deluge came. The were secure and careless; they knew not, until the flood came; and the believed not. Did we know aright that all earthly things must shortl pass away, we should not set our eyes and hearts so much upon them a we do. The evil day is not the further off for men's putting it fa from them. What words can more strongly describe the suddenness of ou Saviour's coming! Men will be at their respective businesses, an suddenly the Lord of glory will appear. Women will be in their hous employments, but in that moment every other work will be laid aside and every heart will turn inward and say, It is the Lord! Am I prepare to meet him? Can I stand before him? And what, in fact, is the day of judgment to the whole world, but the day of death to every one?
Greek Textus Receptus
δυο 1417 A-NUI αληθουσαι 229 5723 V-PAP-NPF εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSM μυλωνι 3459 N-DSM μια 1520 A-NSF παραλαμβανεται 3880 5743 V-PPI-3S και 2532 CONJ μια 1520 A-NSF αφιεται 863 5743 V-PPI-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
41. The mill (tw mulw). The ordinary hand-mill with a handle fixed near the edge of the upper stone, which is turned by two women.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
24:41 {At the mill} (en twi mulwi). So Westcott and Hort and not mul"ni (millhouse) Textus Receptus. The millstone and qen hand-mill which was turned by two women (althousai) as in #Ex 11:5. this verb is a late form for ale". There was a handle near the edge of the upper stone.
