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Ruth 2:14
New English Translation
Ruth 2:14
New English Translation
14 Later during the mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and have[a] some food! Dip your bread[b] in the vinegar.” So she sat down beside the harvesters. Then he handed[c] her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and saved the rest.[d]
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- Ruth 2:14 tn Heb “eat” (so KJV, NRSV).
- Ruth 2:14 tn Heb “your portion”; NRSV “your morsel.”
- Ruth 2:14 tn The Hebrew verb צָבַט (tsavat) occurs only here in the OT. Cf. KJV, ASV “he reached her”; NASB “he served her”; NIV “he offered her”; NRSV “he heaped up for her.” For discussion of its meaning, including the etymological evidence, see BDB 840 s.v.; R. L. Hubbard, Jr., Ruth (NICOT), 174; and F. W. Bush, Ruth, Esther (WBC), 125-26.
- Ruth 2:14 tn Heb “and she ate and she was satisfied and she had some left over” (NASB similar).
Ruth 2:14
New International Version
Ruth 2:14
New International Version
14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread(A) and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
When she sat down with the harvesters,(B) he offered her some roasted grain.(C) She ate all she wanted and had some left over.(D)
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