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Ruth 2:19

Boaz

17 So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out what she had gleaned, it was about an ephah of barley.

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.

Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.

20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”

21 Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”

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BSB
Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
KJV
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.
WEB
Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you.” She told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.”
ASV
And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man`s name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz.
DARBY
And her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? Blessed be he that did regard thee! And she told her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz.
BLB
And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today, and where did you work? May the one who took notice of you be blessed.” And 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.”
ÅB
Da sa hennes svigermor til henne: Hvor har du sanket idag, og hvor har du arbeidet? Velsignet være han som tok seg av deg! Og hun fortalte sin svigermor hvem hun hadde arbeidet hos, og sa: Den mann jeg har arbeidet hos idag, heter Boas.
OTB
Hennes svigermor spurte henne: «Hvor har du sanket i dag? Hvor har du arbeidet? Velsignet være den mannen som la merke til deg!» Så fortalte hun sin svigermor om mannen på hvis sted hun hadde arbeidet. «Navnet på mannen jeg arbeidet med i dag er Boas,» sa hun.
B1930
Da sa hennes svigermor til henne: Hvor har du sanket idag, og hvor har du arbeidet? Velsignet være han som tok sig av dig! Og hun fortalte sin svigermor hvem hun hadde arbeidet hos, og sa: Den mann jeg har arbeidet hos idag, heter Boas.

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  • Ruth 2:10

    At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”

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  • Psalms 41:1

    Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

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  • 1 Kings 7:21

    Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:13–15

    Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.

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