Ruth 2:4 — Bible Verse (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.”
Ruth 2:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 2:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 2:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” They answered him, “May Yahweh bless you.””
Ruth 2:4 — World English Bible
Ruth 2:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee. ”
Ruth 2:4 — American Standard Version
Ruth 2:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, `Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with you;' and they say to him, `Jehovah doth bless thee.'”
Ruth 2:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 2:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem; and he said to the reapers, Jehovah be with you! And they said to him, Jehovah bless thee! ”
Ruth 2:4 — Darby Translation
Ruth 2:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and saide vnto the reapers, The Lord be with you: and they answered him, The Lord blesse thee.”
Ruth 2:4 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 2:4 in Context — Ruth 2
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 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:
What Does Ruth 2:4 Mean?
Ruth 2:4 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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