Ruth 2:4

New English Translation

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!”

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then the Lord will give to Abraham what he promised him.”

Genesis 28:3

May the sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.

Psalm 118:26

May the one who comes in the name of the Lord be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the Lord’s temple.

Psalm 134:3

May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

Jeremiah 31:23

The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, ‘May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.’

Numbers 6:24

“The Lord bless you and protect you;

Luke 1:28

The angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

1 Timothy 6:2

But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach them and exhort them about these things.

2 Timothy 4:22

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

Joshua 24:15

If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”

Judges 6:12

The Lord’s messenger appeared and said to him, “The Lord is with you, courageous warrior!”

Judges 6:16

The Lord said to him, “Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.”

Ruth 2:3

So Ruth went and gathered grain in the fields behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.

Ruth 2:5

Boaz asked his servant in charge of the harvesters, “To whom does this young woman belong?”

Ruth 4:11

All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:37

David went on to say, “The Lord who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “Go! The Lord will be with you.”