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Ruth 2:19

Boaz

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

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.

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.

20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended 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

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

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  • Psalms 41:1

    Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

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  • 1 Kings 7:21

    And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:13–15

    Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

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