Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Ruth 2:4

NETBible	Now at that very moment,¹ Boaz arrived from Bethlehem² and greeted³ the harvesters, “May the Lord be with you!” They replied,⁴ “May the Lord bless you!”
NIV © biblegateway Rut 2:4	Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "The LORD be with you!" "The LORD bless you!" they called back.
NASB © biblegateway Rut 2:4	Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, "May the LORD be with you." And they said to him, "May the LORD bless you."
NLT © biblegateway Rut 2:4	While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. "The LORD be with you!" he said. "The LORD bless you!" the harvesters replied.
MSG © biblegateway Rut 2:4	A little later Boaz came out from Bethlehem, greeting his harvesters, "GOD be with you!" They replied, "And GOD bless you!"
BBE © SABDAweb Rut 2:4	And Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said to the grain-cutters, The Lord be with you. And they made answer, The Lord give you his blessing.
NRSV © bibleoremus Rut 2:4	Just then Boaz came from Bethlehem. He said to the reapers, "The LORD be with you." They answered, "The LORD bless you."
NKJV © biblegateway Rut 2:4	Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "The LORD be with you!" And they answered him, "The LORD bless you!"
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KJV	And, behold, Boaz <01162> came <0935> (8802) from Bethlehem <01035>_, and said <0559> (8799) unto the reapers <07114> (8802)_, The LORD <03068> [be] with you. And they answered <0559> (8799) him, The LORD <03068> bless <01288> (8762) thee.
NASB © biblegateway Rut 2:4	Now behold <02009> , Boaz <01162> came <0935> from Bethlehem <01035> and said <0559> to the reapers <07114> , "May the LORD <03068> be with you." And they said <0559> to him, "May the LORD <03068> bless <01288> you."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ idou <2400> INJ boov {N-PRI} hlyen <2064> V-AAI-3S ek <1537> PREP baiyleem {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} toiv <3588> T-DPM yerizousin <2325> V-PAPDP kuriov <2962> N-NSM mey <3326> PREP umwn <4771> P-GP kai <2532> CONJ eipon {V-AAI-3P} autw <846> D-DSM euloghsai <2127> V-AAO-3S se <4771> P-ASM kuriov <2962> N-NSM
NET [draft] ITL	Now at that very moment <02009> , Boaz <01162> arrived <0935> from Bethlehem <01035> and greeted <0559> the harvesters <07114> , “May the Lord <03068> be with <05973> you!” They replied <0559> , “May the Lord <03068> bless <01288> you!”
HEBREW	hwhy <03068> Kkrby <01288> wl <0> wrmayw <0559> Mkme <05973> hwhy <03068> Myruwql <07114> rmayw <0559> Mxl <01035> tybm <0> ab <0935> zeb <01162> hnhw (2:4) <02009>

NETBible

Now at that very moment,¹ Boaz arrived from Bethlehem² and greeted³ the harvesters, “May the Lord be with you!” They replied,⁴ “May the Lord bless you!”

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “and look”; NIV, NRSV “Just then.” The narrator invites the audience into the story, describing Boaz’s arrival as if it were witnessed by the audience.

²map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

³tn Heb “said to.” Context indicates that the following expression is a greeting, the first thing Boaz says to his workers.

⁴tn Heb “said to him.” For stylistic reasons “replied” is used in the present translation.