Ruth 2:4 BSB — MannaFest

Ruth 2:4

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

BSB

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ASV

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

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Boaz came from Beth-lehem - This salutation between Boaz and his reapers is worthy of particular regard; he said, יהוה עמחם Yehovah immachem, “Jehovah be with you!” They said, יברכך יהוה yebarechecha Yehovah, “May Jehovah bless thee!” Can a pious mind read these godly salutations without wishing for a return of those simple primitive times? The words may be thus paraphrased: “May God be with you, to preserve you from accidents, and strengthen you to accomplish your work!” “May God bless Thee with the increase of the field, and grace to use his bounty to the glory of the Giver!”

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהִנֵּה־	ve.hi.neh-	and there!	H2009 →
בֹ֗עַז	Vo.'az	Boaz	H1162 →
בָּ֚א	ba'	[was] coming	H935 →
מִבֵּ֣ית	mi.Beit	from Beth-	H1035 →
לֶ֔חֶם	Le.chem	-lehem	H1035 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים	la.kotz.Rim	to the harvesters	H7114 →
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
עִמָּכֶ֑ם	'i.ma.Khem	[be] with you	H5973 →
וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ	vai.Yo.me.ru	and they said	H559 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	to <the> him
יְבָרֶכְךָ֥	ye.va.rekh.Kha	may he bless you	H1288 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
leads to
- Psalms 29:11
  The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
- John 16:33
  I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Matthew 1:23
  “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
Through
Luke 1:28
The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
leads to
- Judges 6:12
  And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
- Luke 1:30
  So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
- Daniel 10:19
  “Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord,…
- Ephesians 1:6
  to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
- Daniel 9:21–23
  while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

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