Parallel Verses

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.'

New American Standard Bible

Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you.” And they said to him, “May the Lord bless you.”

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,” they replied.

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."

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And, behold, Boaz
בּעז 
Bo`az 
Usage: 24


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

בּית לחם 
Beyth Lechem 
Usage: 41

and said

Usage: 0

קצר 
Qatsar 
Usage: 49

The Lord

Usage: 0

be with you. And they answered

Usage: 0

him, The Lord

Usage: 0

בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

References

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Context Readings

Ruth Meets Boaz

3 And she goeth and cometh and gathereth in a field after the reapers, and her chance happeneth -- the portion of the field is Boaz's who is of the family of Elimelech. 4 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.' 5 And Boaz saith to his young man who is set over the reapers, 'Whose is this young person?'


Cross References

Psalm 129:7-8

That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.

Luke 1:28

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'

2 Thessalonians 3:16

and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord is with you all!

Genesis 18:19

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

Joshua 24:15

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah -- choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; -- whether the gods whom your fathers served, which are beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house -- we serve Jehovah.'

Judges 6:12

and the messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah is with thee, O mighty one of valour.'

Ruth 4:11

And all the people who are in the gate say -- also the elders -- 'Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;

Psalm 118:26

Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah, We blessed you from the house of Jehovah,

Psalm 133:1-3

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren -- even together!

1 Timothy 6:2

and those having believing masters, let them not slight them, because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;

2 Timothy 4:22

The Lord Jesus Christ is with thy spirit; the grace is with you! Amen.

2 John 1:10-11

if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, 'Hail!'

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