Ruth 2:4 KJV

Ruth · chapter 2 · verse 4

And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.Ruth 2:4 · King James Version

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Ruth 2:4 in context

2And 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.

3And 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.

4And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

5Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

6And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:

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Commentary

Now Boaz himself appears, and a great deal of decency there appears in his carriage both towards his own servants and towards this poor stranger. I. Towards his own servants, and those that were employed for him in reaping and gathering in his corn. Harvest-time is busy time, many hands must then be at work.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-16

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Key words (Strong's)

BethlehemBêyth LechemBeth-Lechem, a place in PalestineH1035 →
reapersqâtsarto dock offH7114 →
BoazBôʻazBoaz, the ancestor of DavidH1162 →
camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →

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