Ruth 2:18 (GNV)

Passage

And she tooke it vp, and went into the citie, and her mother in law saw what she had gathered: Also she tooke foorth, and gaue to her that which she had reserued, when she was sufficed.

Nearby Context

Ruth 2:16 Also let fall some of the sheaues for her, and let it lie, that she may gather it vp, and rebuke her not.

Ruth 2:17 So she gleaned in the fielde vntill euening, and she thresshed that shee had gathered, and it was about an Ephah of barly.

Ruth 2:18 And she tooke it vp, and went into the citie, and her mother in law saw what she had gathered: Also she tooke foorth, and gaue to her that which she had reserued, when she was sufficed.

Ruth 2:19 Then her mother in lawe saide vnto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he, that knewe thee. And she shewed her mother in lawe, with whome she had wrought, and saide, The mans name, with whom I wrought to day, is Boaz.

Ruth 2:20 And Naomi said vnto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord: for he ceaseth not to doe good to the liuing and to the dead. Againe Naomi saide vnto her, The man is neere vnto vs, and of our affinitie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tooke", "went", "citie", "mother", "gathered", "foorth", and "gaue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tooke" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "So she gleaned in the fielde vntill..." into verse 19's "Then her mother in lawe saide vnto...", so "tooke" and "went" belong inside that flow. In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "tooke" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.