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Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the LORD be with you.” They answered him, “May the LORD bless you.”
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Verse 4. With you. This blessing the Church still adopts in her service. Worthington.—It was customary to bless one another during harvest. Psalms 128:5, 8. Calmet.—Booz did, as Cato advises, Ne opera parcas visere; “See what is going forward.” The master’s eye makes the servants diligent. Bible.
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