Matthew 24:41

“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, (<021105>Exodus 11:5, <234701>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,…”

“Two women ... - Grinding in the East was performed, as it is now, chiefly by hand. The millstones were about 2 feet in diameter and 12 foot in thickness. The lower one was fixed, and the upper one was turned by a handle or crank. This was done by two persons, who sat opposite to each other. One took hold of the mill-handle and turned it half-way round; the other then seized it and completed the revolution. This was done by women - by servants of the lowest order - and was a very laborious employment. See Exodus 11:5; Job 31:10; Isaiah 47:2; Judges 16:21. The meaning of this verse is similar to the former. Of two persons sitting near each other, one shall be taken and the other. left. The…”

“Two women shall be grinding - Which was then a common employment of women. Matthew 24:42”

“Two: The μυλων \[Strong's G3459\] was a hand-mill composed of two stones; "the uppermost of which is turned round by a small handle of wood or iron that is placed in the rim. When this stone is large, or expedition required, a second person is called to assist; and as it is usual for women alone to be concerned in this employment, who seat themselves over against each other with the millstone between then, we may see not only the propriety of the expression, Exo 11:5," but the force of this. - Dr. Shaw. grinding: Exo 11:5; Isa 47:2 Matthew 24:42”