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Ruth 2:14
14At 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.
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 King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Ruth 2:14
12May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.” 13“I hope I continue to please you, sir,” she replied. “You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.” 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. 15When Ruth went back to work again, Boaz ordered his young men, “Let her gather grain right among the sheaves without stopping her. 16And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don’t give her a hard time!”
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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“Have I refused to help the poor, or crushed the hopes of widows?
- Proverbs 11:24Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.
- Isaiah 32:8But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.
- Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
- Luke 14:12Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward.
- 1 Samuel 17:17One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers.
- 1 Samuel 25:18Abigail wasted no time. She quickly gathered 200 loaves of bread, two wineskins full of wine, five sheep that had been slaughtered, nearly a bushel of roasted grain, 100 clusters of raisins, and 200 fig cakes. She packed them on donkeys
- 2 Samuel 17:28They brought sleeping mats, cooking pots, serving bowls, wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans, lentils,
- Deuteronomy 8:10When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
- Deuteronomy 11:15He will give you lush pastureland for your livestock, and you yourselves will have all you want to eat.
- 2 Kings 4:43“What?” his servant exclaimed. “Feed a hundred people with only this?” But Elisha repeated, “Give it to the people so they can eat, for this is what the Lord says: Everyone will eat, and there will even be some left over!”
- Matthew 14:20They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers.
- Ruth 2:18She carried it back into town and showed it to her mother-in-law. Ruth also gave her the roasted grain that was left over from her meal.
- Psalms 23:5You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.
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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