Ruth 2:14
12 May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
13 “My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”
At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.
15 When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.
16 Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.
- 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.
- WEB
- At meal time Boaz said to her, “Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” She sat beside the reapers, and they passed her parched grain. She ate, was satisfied, and left some of it.
- ASV
- And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.
- DARBY
- And Boaz said to her at mealtime, Come 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 ate and was sufficed, and reserved [some].
- BLB
- And Boaz said to her at the time of food, “Come here and eat from the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” And she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied, and she had some left over.
- ÅB
- Da tiden var kommet til å holde måltid, sa Boas til henne: Kom hit og spis av brødet og dypp ditt stykke i vineddiken! Så satte hun seg ved siden av høstfolkene, og han rakte henne ristet korn, og hun spiste og ble mett, og enda hadde hun tilovers.
- OTB
- Ved måltidet sa Boas til henne: «Kom hit og spis litt brød og dypp stykket ditt i eddiken.» Så satte hun seg ved siden av høstfolkene, og han tilbød henne ristet korn. Hun spiste til hun var mett og hadde noe til overs.
- B1930
- Da tiden var kommet til å holde måltid, sa Boas til henne: Kom hit og et av brødet og dypp ditt stykke i vineddiken! Så satte hun sig ved siden av høstfolkene, og han rakte henne ristet korn, og hun åt og blev mett, og enda hadde hun tilovers.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ruth 2:18
She picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to Naomi.
Read in context2 Kings 4:43–44
But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”
Read in contextMatthew 14:20
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:10
When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
Read in contextLuke 14:12–14
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:15
And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:7
Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Read in contextPsalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
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