Ruth 2:18

“She picked it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. Then she brought out and gave her what she had left over after she was satisfied.”

Ruth 2:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ruth 2:18, word by word

She picked it upתִּשָּׂאtisa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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and went intoתָּבוֹאtavo

enter

To go into a place.

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the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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and her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָchamota

mother-in-law

Mother-in-law: the mother of one's husband.

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sawתֵּרֶאtere

see

To see with one's eyes.

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she had gleanedלִקֵּטָהliketa

glean

To gather up grain left by the reapers.

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Then she brought outתּוֹצֵאtotse

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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and gaveתִּתֶּןtiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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she had left overהוֹתִרָהhotira

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

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after she was satisfiedשָּׂבְעָsava

fullness, being satisfied

Fullness: eating until satisfied; also abundance.

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The context

17So she gleaned in the field until evening, and she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

18 · This verse (above)

19Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? May the one who took notice of you be blessed.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.”

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