Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “
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.
Holman Bible
Later, when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he said to the harvesters, “The Lord be with you.”
“The Lord bless you,”
International Standard Version
Now when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he told the harvesters, "The LORD be with you." "May the LORD bless you!" they replied.
A Conservative Version
And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, LORD be with you. And they answered him, LORD bless thee.
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.
Amplified
It was then that Boaz came back from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”
Bible in Basic English
And Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said to the grain-cutters, The Lord be with you. And they made answer, The Lord give you his blessing.
Darby Translation
And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem; and he said to the reapers, Jehovah be with you! And they said to him, Jehovah bless thee!
Julia Smith Translation
And behold, Boaz came from the house of bread, and he will say to the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they will say to him, Jehovah will bless thee.
King James 2000
And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And look, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, "[May] Yahweh [be] with you." And they said to him, "[May] Yahweh bless you."
Modern King James verseion
And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said unto the harvest men, "The LORD be with you." And they answered him, "The LORD bless thee."
NET Bible
Now at that very moment, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "May the Lord be with you!" They replied, "May the Lord bless you!"
New Heart English Bible
Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "The LORD be with you." They answered him, "The LORD bless you."
The Emphasized Bible
And lo! Boaz coming from Bethlehem, and he said to the reapers, Yahweh, be with you! and they said to him, Yahweh bless thee!
Webster
And behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said to the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
World English Bible
Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "Yahweh be with you." They answered him, "Yahweh bless you."
Youngs 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.'
Themes
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem » The city of boaz
Harvest » Persons engaged in » Reapers
Reaping » Persons engaged in » Visited by the master
Ruth » Receives kindness from boaz
Salutations » Expressions used as » The lord be with you
Salutations » Expressions used as » The lord bless thee
Salutations » From a master to his servants, "may the lord be with you,"
Salutations » Servants to their masters, "may the lord bless you,"
Servant » Instances of good » Servants » Of boaz
Topics
Interlinear
Qatsar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ruth 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ruth Meets Boaz
3
So she departed and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and
Cross References
Psalm 129:7-8
Or the binder of sheaves his
Luke 1:28
And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings,
2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now
Genesis 18:19
For I have
Joshua 24:15
If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or
Judges 6:12
The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O valiant warrior.”
Ruth 4:11
All the people who were in the
Psalm 118:26
We have
Psalm 133:1-3
A Song of Ascents, of David.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For
1 Timothy 6:2
Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are
2 Timothy 4:22
2 John 1:10-11
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching,