The Meaning of Ruth 2:4 Explained

Ruth 2:4

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

YLT: And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, 'Jehovah is with you;' and they say to him, 'Jehovah doth bless thee.'

Darby: And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem; and he said to the reapers, Jehovah be with you! And they said to him, Jehovah bless thee!

ASV: And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.

Discover Ruth 2:4

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ruth 2:4?

MEANING: What does Ruth 2:4 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ruth 2:4 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ruth 2:4?

What is the context of Ruth 2:4?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Ruth 2:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Ruth 2:1-13 - Gleaning After The Reapers

In great desolation of soul, Naomi had returned. She was no longer the happy woman of earlier days. Ruth also must sometimes have experienced the depression of homesickness which often steals over the heart of the stranger. But the two women found solace where sad hearts will always find it, first in God and then in ministry to each other, 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 7:6. In fact, Ruth's devotion to her mother became the common talk of the village, Ruth 2:11.

Notice the beautiful old-time salutations between the employer and his employees. The omission of these courteous greetings is one of the mistakes of our modern civilization. We live in a time when the relations between master and servant, between mistress and maid, are strangely altered, being largely financial and selfish. Each tries to get as much as possible out of the other, and thus the personal touch is absent. Is it to be wondered at that the human machine runs hard and sometimes breaks down? But Boaz was clearly a good man. He had won the respect of the whole neighborhood, and his tender words to the young stranger, saluting her as a nestling under the wings of Jehovah, indicated that he dwelled "in the secret place of the Most High." [source]

Chapter Summary: Ruth 2

¹ Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz
⁴ Boaz takes notice of her
⁸ and shows her great favor
¹⁸ That which she got, she carries to Naomi

What do the individual words in Ruth 2:4 mean?

And behold Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers Yahweh [be] with you and they answered him bless you Yahweh

וְהִנֵּה־ בֹ֗עַז בָּ֚א מִבֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים יְהוָ֣ה עִמָּכֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ ל֖וֹ יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ יְהוָֽה

וְהִנֵּה־	And behold
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
בֹ֗עַז	Boaz
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בֹּעַז Sense: ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi.
בָּ֚א	came
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לֶ֔חֶם	Bethlehem
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בֵּית לֶחֶם Sense: a city in Judah, birthplace of David.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים	to the reapers
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: קָצוּר Sense: to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved.
יְהוָ֣ה	Yahweh [be]
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עִמָּכֶ֑ם	with you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural Root: עִם Sense: with.
וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ	and they answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְבָרֶכְךָ֥	bless you
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular Root: בָּרַךְ Sense: to bless, kneel.
יְהוָֽה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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