Ruth 2 · Verse 18

Ruth 2:18

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.
Ruth 2:18, King James Version

Ruth 2:18 in other translations

BSBShe 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.
WEBShe took it up, and went into the city. Then her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned; and she brought out and gave to her that which she had left after she had enough.
ASVAnd 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 which she had left after she was sufficed.
YLTand she taketh it up, and goeth into the city, and her mother-in-law seeth that which she hath gleaned, and she bringeth out and giveth to her that which she left from her satiety.
DARBYAnd she took it up, and came into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned; and she brought forth and gave to her that which she had reserved after she was sufficed.
BBEAnd she took it up and went into the town; and she let her mother-in-law see what she had got, and after taking enough for herself she gave her the rest.
WebsterAnd she took it, and went into the city: and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her what she had reserved after she was satisfied.

What does Ruth 2:18 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 And gave to her that she had reserved - As Ruth had received a distinct portion at dinner-time, of which she had more than she could eat, Rut 2:14; it appears she brought the rest home to her mother-in-law, as is here related.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 2:17-23

It encourages industry, that in all labour, even that of gleaning, there is profit. Ruth was pleased with what she gained by her own industry, and was careful to secure it. Let us thus take care that we lose not those things which we have wrought, which we have gained for our souls' good, 2Jo 1:8. Parents should examine their children, as Naomi did, not to frighten or discourage them, so as to make them hate home…

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Ruth 2:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'and she lifted [it] upH5375
וַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'and she wentH935
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וַתֵּ֥רֶאva.Te.re'and she sawH7200
חֲמוֹתָ֖הּcha.mo.Tahmother-in-law herH2545
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834
לִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahshe had gleanedH3950
וַתּוֹצֵא֙va.to.Tze'and she took [it] outH3318
וַתִּתֶּן\־va.ti.ten-and she gaveH5414
לָ֔הּLahto <the> her
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834
הוֹתִ֖רָהho.Ti.rahshe had left overH3498
מִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ\׃mi.sa.ve.'Ahfrom abundance herH7648

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ruth 2:18

  • Ruth 2:14

    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.

  • 1 Timothy 5:4

    But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

  • John 6:12-13

    When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
she had reserved.
14; Joh 6:12,13; 1Ti 5:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ruth 2:17

    So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

  • Ruth 2:18

    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.

  • Ruth 2:19

    And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.

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Ruth 2:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomólo, y vínose á la ciudad; y su suegra vió lo que había cogido. Sacó también luego lo que le había sobrado después de harta, y dióselo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et elle le chargea sur elle, et vint à la ville; et sa belle-mère vit ce qu’elle avait glané. Et elle sortit ce qu’elle avait laissé de reste après avoir été rassasiée, et le lui donna.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie nahm es auf und kam in die Stadt, und ihre Schwiegermutter sah, was sie aufgelesen hatte; und sie zog hervor und gab ihr, was sie übriggelassen, nachdem sie sich gesättigt hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quos portans reversa est in civitatem, et ostendit socrui suæ: insuper protulit, et dedit ei de reliquiis cibi sui, quo saturata fuerat.