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Ruth 2:4

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And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD [be] with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

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KJV King James Version

And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD [be] with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.

WEB World English Bible

Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “Yahweh be with you.” They answered him, “Yahweh bless you.”

ASV American Standard Version

And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, ‘Jehovah is with you;’ and they say to him, ‘Jehovah doth bless thee.’

Surrounding context — Ruth 2

1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name [was] Boaz.

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.

4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, 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:

7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

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Psalm 129:7-8Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.Judges 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD [is] with thee, thou mighty man of valour.Luke 1:28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among women.2 Thessalonians 3:16Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all.2 Timothy 4:22The Lord Jesus Christ [be] with thy spirit. Grace [be] with you. Amen.Psalm 118:26Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.Genesis 18:19For 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.Joshua 24:15And 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.Psalm 133:1-3A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!Ruth 4:11And all the people that [were] in the gate, and the elders, said, [We are] witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:2 John 1:10-11If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither bid him God speed:1 Timothy 6:2And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them], because they are brethren; but rather do [them] service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.