Ruth 2:14

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 Adonai repay you for what you have done, and may you be fully rewarded by Adonai, God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” 13She said, “May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your maidservant, even though I am not one of your maidservants.” At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here and eat some bread and dip your piece into the wine vinegar.” So she sat beside the harvesters and he held out to her roasted grain. She ate until she was full, and some was still left. 15When she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his workers saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, do not humiliate her. 16Also be sure to pull out some grain for her from the sheaves and leave them for her to pick up, and do not rebuke her.”

Ruth 2:14 word by word

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 withheld the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow to fail,
• Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more. Another withholds unjustly, and comes to poverty.
• Isaiah 32:8But the noble devises noble plans, and for noble causes he stands.
• Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, to cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood?
• Luke 14:12Then Yeshua was also saying to the one who invited Him, “When you host a luncheon or dinner, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise they might invite you in return as your payback.
• 1 Samuel 17:17Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now, for your brothers, an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers.
• 1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail hurried and took 200 loaves, two bottles of wine, five dressed sheep, five measures of roasted corn, 100 cakes of raisins, and 200 cakes of figs, and put them on donkeys.
• 2 Samuel 17:28brought beds, basins, clay pots, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, parched seeds,
• Deuteronomy 8:10So you will eat and be full, and you will bless Adonai your God for the good land He has given you.
• Deuteronomy 11:15I will give grass in your field for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.
• 2 Kings 4:43But his attendant said, “What? Will I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give them to the people that they may eat, for thus says Adonai, ‘They will eat and will have left over.’”
• Matthew 14:20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of broken pieces left over.
• Ruth 2:18She carried it back to town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. Ruth took some out and gave her what was left over after eating her fill.
• Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You have anointed my head with oil, my cup overflows.

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

Topics related to Ruth 2:14

• Corn
• Food
• Poor
• Ruth
• Vinegar

In the dictionaries

• Boaz
• Bread
• Damsel
• Eating
• Glean
• Knowledge
• Sop
• Suffice
• Wheat
• Dinner

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