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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Ruth carries the barley she harvested in Boaz’s field to Naomi in the town after completing her evening work.

The words — וַ/תִּשָּׂא (va./ti.Sa') translates as she lifted up the grain, and לִקֵּ֑טָה (li.Ke.tah) means she had gleaned the leftover stalks.

The thread — The distribution of gathered food mirrors the instruction in John 6:12 to collect leftovers, and the household provision aligns with the principle in 1 Timothy 5:4.

Why it lands — The text requires tangible care for one’s family through honest labor rather than relying on ritual or words alone.

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The Hebrew words

וַתִּשָּׂא֙va./ti.Sa'and/ she lifted [it] up וַתָּב֣וֹאva./ta.Vo'and/ she went הָעִ֔ירha./'Irthe/ city וַתֵּ֥רֶאva./Te.re'and/ she saw חֲמוֹתָ֖הּcha.mo.Ta/hmother-in-law/ her אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] which לִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahshe had gleaned וַתּוֹצֵא֙va./to.Tze'and/ she took [it] out וַתִּתֶּן־va./ti.ten-and/ she gaveלָ֔הּLa/hto <the>/ herאֵ֥ת'et<obj.>אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] which הוֹתִ֖רָהho.Ti.rahshe had left over מִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ׃mi./sa.ve.'A/hfrom/ abundance/ her

King James Version

And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.

Cross-references

Ruth 2:14 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.
John 6:12 And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
1 Timothy 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.