New King James Version
Ruth 2:14
14Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and was satisfied, and kept some back.
Ruth 2:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
- New International Version (NIV)At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.” When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all she wanted and had some left over.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And at mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine." So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over.
- New Living Translation (NLT)At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.
Context of Ruth 2:14
12The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” 13Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.” Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and was satisfied, and kept some back. 15And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. 16Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לָ֨ה בֹ֜עַז לְעֵ֣ת הָאֹ֗כֶל גֹּ֤שִֽׁי הֲלֹם֙ וְאָכַ֣לְתְּ מִן־הַלֶּ֔חֶם וְטָבַ֥לְתְּ פִּתֵּ֖ךְ בַּחֹ֑מֶץ וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ מִצַּ֣ד הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔ים וַיִּצְבָּט־לָ֣הּ קָלִ֔י וַתֹּ֥אכַל וַתִּשְׂבַּ֖ע וַתֹּתַֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto her, At mealtimeאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400
- unto her, At mealtimeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- comeנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
- thou hitherהֲלֹםhălôm · hereH1988
- and eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- of the breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- and dipטָבַלţâbal · to dipH2881
- thy morselפַּתpath · morselH6595
- in the vinegarחֹ֫מֶץchômets · vinegarH2558
- And she satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- besideצַדtsad · sideH6654
- the reapersקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
- and he reachedצָבַטtsâbaţ · reachH6642
- her parchedקָלִיqâlîy qâlîy' · roastedH7039
- and was sufficedשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
- and leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
Cross-references for Ruth 2:14
- Job 31:16“If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
- Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty.
- Isaiah 32:8But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand.
- Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
- Luke 14:12Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.
- 1 Samuel 17:17Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp.
- 1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep already dressed, five seahs of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and loaded them on donkeys.
- 2 Samuel 17:28brought beds and basins, earthen vessels and wheat, barley and flour, parched grain and beans, lentils and parched seeds,
- Deuteronomy 8:10When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
- Deuteronomy 11:15And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.’
- 2 Kings 4:43But his servant said, “What? Shall I set this before one hundred men?” He said again, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for thus says the Lord: ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’ ”
- Matthew 14:20So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.
- Ruth 2:18Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So she brought out and gave to her what she had kept back after she had been satisfied.
- Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
Commentaries on Ruth 2:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Dip thy morsel in the vinegar - The חמץ chomets, which we here translate vinegar, seems to have been some refreshing kind of acid sauce used by the reapers to dip their bread in, which both cooled and refreshed them. Vinegar, rob of fruits, etc., are used for this purpose in the East to the present day; and the custom of the Arabs, according to Dr. Shaw, is to dip the bread and hand together into these cooling and refreshing articles. Parched corn - This…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14To dip the morsel, or sop, whether it were bread or meat, in the dish containing the vinegar (compare Matthew 26:23; Mark 14:20: Exodus 25:29; Numbers 7:13) was, and still is, the common custom in the East. Parched or “roasted” corn - Grain was the common food of the country then (compare 1 Samuel 17:17; 1 Samuel 25:18; 2 Samuel 17:28) as it is now. And left - Or “reserved” Rth 2:18 . Rather, “had some over” (compare Luke 15:17). Rth 2:18 tells us that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-16Verses 4-16 The pious and kind language between Boaz and his reapers shows that there were godly persons in Israel. Such language as this is seldom heard in our field; too often, on the contrary, what is immoral and corrupt. A stranger would form a very different opinion of our land, from that which Ruth would form of Israel from the converse and conduct of Boaz and his reapers. But true religion will teach a man to behave aright in all states and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Boaz showed great hospitality by sharing his meal with Ruth, going above and beyond what was expected.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left--some of the new grain, roasted on the spot, and fit for use after being rubbed in the hands--a favorite viand in the East. He gave her so much, that after satisfying her own wants, she had some (Ru 2:18) in reserve for her mother-in-law.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ruth 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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