Ruth 2:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

“The LORD bless Boaz!” Naomi replied. “He has shown that he is still loyal to the living and to the dead. Boaz is a close relative, one of those who is supposed to look after us.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:5

David sent messengers to tell them: The LORD bless you! You were kind enough to bury Saul your ruler,

2 Samuel 9:1

One day, David thought, “I wonder if any of Saul's family are still alive. If they are, I will be kind to them, because I made a promise to Jonathan.”

Job 19:25

I know that my Saviour lives, and at the end he will stand on this earth.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend is always a friend, and relatives are born to share our troubles.

Leviticus 25:25

If any of you Israelites become so poor that you are forced to sell your property, your closest relative must buy it back,

Philippians 4:10

The Lord has made me very grateful that at last you have thought about me once again. Actually, you were thinking about me all along, but you didn't have any chance to show it.

Ruth 2:21

Ruth told her, “Boaz even said I could stay in the field with his workers until they had finished gathering all his grain.”

Ruth 3:12

It's true that I am one of the relatives who is supposed to take care of you, but there is someone who is an even closer relative.

Ruth 4:14

After his birth, the women said to Naomi: Praise the LORD! Today he has given you a grandson to take care of you. We pray that the boy will grow up to be famous everywhere in Israel.

Ruth 4:4

I am telling you about this, since you are his closest relative and have the right to buy the property. If you want it, you can buy it now. These ten men and the others standing here can be witnesses. But if you don't want the property, let me know, because I am next in line. The man replied, “I will buy it!”

Ruth 4:6

The man answered, “If that's the case, I don't want to buy it! That would make problems with the property I already own. You may buy it yourself, because I cannot.”