Verse List for RUTH 2:4

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OET (OET-RV) Just then, Boaz arrived from the town and greeted the harvesters, “May Yahweh be with you,” to which they replied, “May Yahweh bless you also.”

OET-LV And_BEHOLD/LO/SEE Boˊaz was_coming from_Bēyt- food/grain/bread and_he/it _said to_harvesters YHWH be_with_you(pl) and_they _said to_him/it may_he _bless _you YHWH.

ULT Then behold, Boaz coming from Bethlehem! And he said to the reapers, “Yahweh be with you.”
¶  And they said to him, “May Yahweh bless you.”

UST Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem! He greeted the harvesters, “May Yahweh be with you!” They replied, “May Yahweh bless you!”

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

OEB When Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, ‘The Lord be with you,’ they answered him, ‘May the Lord bless you.’

CSB Later, when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.

NLT While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. “The LORD be with you!” he said. “The LORD bless you!” the harvesters replied.

NIV Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The LORD be with you!” “The LORD bless you!” they answered.

CEV When Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and went out to his field, he said to the harvest workers, "The LORD bless you!" They replied, "And may the LORD bless you!"

ESV And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, “The LORD be with you!” And they answered, “The LORD bless you.”

NASB 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.”

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

WEBBE & WMBB Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the LORD be with you.”
¶  They answered him, “May the LORD bless you.”

MSG ^(3-4)And so she set out. She went and started gleaning in a field, following in the wake of the harvesters. Eventually she ended up in the part of the field owned by Boaz, her father-in-law Elimelech’s relative. A little later Boaz came out from Bethlehem, greeting his harvesters, “God be with you!” They replied, “And God bless you!”

NET 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!”

LSV And behold, Boaz has come from Beth-Lehem, and says to the reapers, “YHWH [is] with you”; and they say to him, “YHWH blesses you.”

FBV Later on Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you!” They replied, “The Lord bless you!”

T4T Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem. He greeted the men who were harvesting the grain, saying, “I want Yahweh to bless you!” They replied, “We want Yahweh to bless you, too!”

LEB 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.”

NRSV Just then Boaz came from Bethlehem. He said to the reapers, “The LORD be with you.” They answered, “The LORD bless you.”

NKJV Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The LORD be with you!” And they answered him, “The LORD bless you!”

NAB Soon, along came Boaz from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you,” and they replied, “The LORD bless you.”

BBE 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.

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JPS 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.'

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

DRA And behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee.

YLT 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.'

Drby And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem; and he said to the reapers, Jehovah be with you! And they said to him, Jehovah bless thee!

RV 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.
(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/you.)

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.
(¶ 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/you.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said vnto the reapers, The LORD bee with you; and they answered him, The LORD blesse thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And beholde, Booz came from Bethlehem, and sayde vnto the reapers: The Lorde be with you. And they aunswered him: The Lorde blesse thee.
(And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee/you.)

Gnva 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.
(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/you.)

Cvdl and beholde, Boos came from Bethleem, and sayde vnto the reapers: The LORDE be with you. They answered: The LORDE blesse the.
(and behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers: The LORD be with you. They answered: The LORD bless them.)

Wycl And lo! he cam fro Bethleem. And he seide to the reperis, The Lord be with you. Whiche answeriden to hym, The Lord blesse thee.
(And lo! he came from Beth-lehem. And he said to the reperis, The Lord be with you. Which answered to him, The Lord bless thee/you.)

Luth Und siehe, Boas kam eben von Bethlehem und sprach zu den Schnittern: Der HErr mit euch! Sie antworteten: Der HErr segne dich!
(And see/look, Boas came even/just from Bethlehem and spoke to/for the reapers: The LORD with you! They/She replied: The LORD bless you/yourself!)

ClVg Et ecce, ipse veniebat de Bethlehem, dixitque messoribus: Dominus vobiscum. Qui responderunt ei: Benedicat tibi Dominus.
(And ecce, exactly_that/himself he_was_coming from/about Bethlehem, and_said messoribus: Master with_you(pl). Who they_answered to_him: He_blesses to_you Master.)

UHB וְ⁠הִנֵּה־בֹ֗עַז בָּ֚א מִ⁠בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמֶר לַ⁠קּוֹצְרִ֖ים יְהוָ֣ה עִמָּ⁠כֶ֑ם וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמְרוּ ל֖⁠וֹ יְבָרֶכְ⁠ךָ֥ יְהוָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἰδοὺ Βοὸζ ἦλθεν ἐκ Βηθλεὲμ, καὶ εἶπε τοῖς θερίζουσι, Κύριος μεθʼ ὑμῶν· καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, εὐλογήσαι σε Κύριος.

BrTr And, behold, Booz came from Bethleem, and said to the reapers, The Lord be with you: and they said to him, The Lord bless thee.