Now behold,Boazcamefrom Bethlehemand saidto the reapers,"May the LORDbe with you." And they saidto him, "May the LORDblessyou."
"For I have chosenhim, sothat he may commandhis childrenand his householdafterhim to keepthe wayof the LORDby doingrighteousnessand justice,sothat the LORDmay bringupon AbrahamwhatHe has spokenabouthim."
"May GodAlmightyblessyou and makeyou fruitfuland multiplyyou, that you may becomea companyof peoples.
Salmathe fatherof Bethlehem[and] Harephthe fatherof Beth-gader.
Blessedis the one who comesin the nameof the LORD;We have blessedyou from the houseof the LORD.
May the LORDblessyou from Zion,He who madeheavenand earth.
Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Once againthey will speakthiswordin the landof Judahand in its citieswhen I restoretheir fortunes,'The LORDblessyou, O abodeof righteousness,O holyhill!'
The LORDblessyou, and keepyou;
And comingin, he saidto her, "Greetings,favoredone! The Lord[is] with you."
Nowmay the Lordof peaceHimselfcontinuallygrantyou peacein everycircumstance.The Lordbe with you all!
Thosewho havebelieversas their mastersmust not be disrespectfulto them becausethey are brethren,but must servethem all the more,becausethosewho partakeof the benefitare believersand beloved.Teachand preachthese[principles].
The Lordbe with your spirit.Gracebe with you.
"Ifit is disagreeablein your sightto servethe LORD,choosefor yourselves todaywhomyou will serve:whetherthe godswhichyour fathersservedwhichwere beyondthe River,or the godsof the Amoritesin whoselandyou are living;but as for me and my house,we will servethe LORD."
The angelof the LORDappearedto him and saidto him, "The LORDis with you, O valiantwarrior."
But the LORDsaidto him, "SurelyI will be with you, and you shall defeatMidianas oneman."
So she departedand wentand gleanedin the fieldafterthe reapers;and she happenedto cometo the portionof the fieldbelonging to Boaz,whowas of the familyof Elimelech.
Then Boazsaidto his servantwho was in chargeof the reapers,"Whoseyoungwomanis this?"
Allthe peoplewhowere in the court,and the elders,said,"[We are] witnesses.May the LORDmakethe womanwho is cominginto your homelike Racheland Leah,bothof whombuiltthe houseof Israel;and may you achievewealthin Ephrathahand becomefamousin Bethlehem.
And Davidsaid,"The LORDwhodeliveredme from the pawof the lionand from the pawof the bear,He will deliverme from the handof thisPhilistine."And Saulsaidto David,"Go,and may the LORDbe with you."
