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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Boaz invites Ruth to share the meal, serving her until she is satisfied with food to spare.
What Does Ruth 2:14 Mean?
At mealtime Boaz draws Ruth in further still, inviting her to eat with his workers, to share the bread and dip her morsel in the vinegar. She sits beside the reapers, no longer a distant gleaner but a guest at the table, and Boaz himself reaches her roasted grain. She eats until she is satisfied, and there is even some left over.
The progression of kindness keeps deepening. First Ruth was permitted to glean, then protected, then blessed, and now welcomed to the table and fed to fullness with bread to spare. The stranger sits among the household and is satisfied. This is the lavishness of grace, which does not give grudgingly but to overflowing. The God who spreads a table for His people delights to fill the hungry until they are sufficed, and more. Ruth, who came in want, is filled by the generous hand of the kinsman, a foretaste of the abundance the Lord pours out on those who take refuge in Him.
In the Original Language
saba (שָׂבַע), 'sufficed' — to be satisfied or filled to fullness; Ruth eats not merely enough but until content, with grain to spare.