Ruth
Ruth 2:4
4Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.”
“The LORD bless you,” they replied.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just then | וְהִנֵּה־ | wə·hin·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| Boaz | בֹ֗עַז | ḇō·‘az | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1162 Boaz |
| arrived | בָּ֚א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition | H1035 Beth-Lechem |
| Bethlehem | לֶ֔חֶם | le·ḥem | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1035 Beth-Lechem |
| and said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the harvesters | לַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים | laq·qō·wṣ·rîm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7114 be short |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| be with you | עִמָּכֶ֑ם | ‘im·mā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| The LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| bless you | יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ | yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| they replied | וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 129:7–8 · Judges 6:12 · Luke 1:28 · 2 Timothy 4:22 · 2 Thessalonians 3:16 · Psalm 118:26 · Joshua 24:15 · Genesis 18:19 · Psalm 133:1–3 · Ruth 4:11 · 2 John 1:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.