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Ruth 2:4

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2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
KJV
And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
WEB
Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the LORD be with you.” They answered him, “May the LORD bless you.”
ASV
And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.
DARBY
And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem; and he said to the reapers, Jehovah be with you! And they said to him, Jehovah bless thee!
BLB
And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “YHWH [be] with you⁺!” And they answered him, “YHWH blesses you.”
ÅB
Da kom Boas nettopp fra Betlehem, og han sa til høstfolkene: Herren være med dere! De svarte: Herren velsigne deg!
OTB
Akkurat da kom Boas fra Betlehem og sa til høstfolkene: «Herren være med dere.» Og de svarte: «Herren velsigne deg.»
B1930
Da kom Boas nettop fra Betlehem, og han sa til høstfolkene: Herren være med eder! De svarte: Herren velsigne dig!

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Cross references

  • Psalms 129:7–8

    Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

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  • Luke 1:28

    And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

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  • Judges 6:12

    And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:22

    The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 3:16

    Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

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  • Psalms 118:26

    Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

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  • Joshua 24:15

    And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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  • Genesis 18:19

    For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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