1 Corinthians 9:10

he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope In this verse we may observe (1) that the word translated treadeth outin 1 Corinthians 9:9 is here rendered threshing, because the usual Eastern mode of threshing corn was by means of oxen. See Art "Agriculture" in Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, and Kitto's Biblical Cyclopædia. The flail appears to nave been occasionally used for the lighter kinds of grain (Ruth 2:17), and threshing instruments are occasionally mentioned in the later books of the Old Testament, e.g. 2Sa 24:22; 1 Chronicles 21:23; Isaiah 41:15. And (2) we find in many MSS. the reading - that he that threshethmay do so in hope of partaking." The text is in some confusion here.