Ruth 2:4
And, behold, Bo'az came from Beth-lechem, and he said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they said unto him, May the Lord bless thee.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
5Then said Bo'az unto his young man that was appointed over the reapers, Whose maiden is this?
Cross References
Genesis 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, that they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice; in order that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken concerning him.
Numbers 6:24The Lord bless thee, and preserve thee;
Judges 6:12And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
Ruth 4:11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, [We are] witnesses. The Lord grant that the woman that is coming into thy house be like Rachel and like Leah, who did both build up the house of Israel: and acquire thou wealth in Ephrathah, and let thy name become famous in Beth-lechem;
1 Chronicles 2:51Salma the father of Beth-lechem, Chareph the father of Beth-gader.
Psalms 129:7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor his arm he that bindeth sheaves.
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 →