Ruth 2:4
Later on Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you!” They replied, “The Lord bless you!”
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Genesis 18:19I've chosen him so that he will teach his sons and their families to follow the way of the Lord by doing what is right and good, so that I, the Lord, can do for Abraham what I promised.”
Numbers 6:24‘May the Lord bless you and take care of you.
Judges 6:12The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “The Lord is with you, great man of courage!”
Ruth 4:11The elders and all the people present at the town gate said, “Yes, we are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah who between them gave birth to the people of Israel. May you become prosperous in Ephrathah, and famous in Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 2:51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph, the father of Beth Gader.
Psalms 129:7There's not enough even for a reaper to hold, not enough even for the binder to bind.
Matthew Henry on Ruth 2:2-4
Ruth in the Field of Boaz. ( b. c. 1312.) 1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. 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.… Read the whole commentary →