World English Bible
Ruth 2:4
“Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "Yahweh be with you." They answered him, "Yahweh bless you.”
Ruth 2:4 in the 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.Read Ruth 2:4 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — Ruth 2
Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor." She said to her, "Go, my daughter.
She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "Yahweh be with you." They answered him, "Yahweh bless you.
Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, "Whose young lady is this?
The servant who was set over the reapers answered, "It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.
Cross references for Ruth 2:4
- Psalms 129:7-8
with which the reaper doesn't fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom. Neither do those who go by say, "The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in the name of Yahweh." A Song of Ascents.
- Luke 1:28
Having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!
- Judges 6:12
The angel of Yahweh appeared to him, and said to him, "Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
- 2 Timothy 4:22
The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
- Psalms 118:26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh! We have blessed you out of the house of Yahweh.
- Joshua 24:15
If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will s...
- Genesis 18:19
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of hi...
- Psalms 133:1-3
See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard; that came down on the edge of his robes; like the dew of Hermon, that comes...
- Ruth 4:11
All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be...
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