Ruth 2:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Boaz saith to her, `At meal-time come nigh hither, and thou hast eaten of the bread, and dipped thy morsel in the vinegar.' And she sitteth at the side of the reapers, and he reacheth to her roasted corn, and she eateth, and is satisfied, and leaveth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ruth 2:14 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 8:10When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
- Deuteronomy 11:15And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.
- Ruth 2:18She 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.
- 1 Samuel 17:17One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
- 1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys
- 2 Samuel 17:28They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
- 2 Kings 4:43But 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.’”
- Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
- Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Isaiah 32:8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
- Isaiah 58:7Isn’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?
- Isaiah 58:10and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
- Matthew 14:20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- Luke 14:12Then 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.
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