Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

ear--that is, till. Asses were employed in tillage, as well as oxen (Deu 22:10). clean--rather, salted provender [GESENIUS]. The Arab proverb is, "Sweet provender is as bread to camels--salted provender as confectionery." The very cattle shall share the coming felicity. Or else, well-fermented maslin, that is, provender formed of a mixture of various substances: grain, beans, vetches, hay, and salt. winnowed--not as it is usually given to cattle before it is separated from the chaff; the grain shall be so abundant that it shall be given winnowed. shovel--by which the grain was thrown up in the wind to separate it from the chaff. fan--an instrument for winnowing.