20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, ^g“May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our ^hredeemers.”

10 And he said, ^p“May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last ^qkindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.

13 And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed be you to the Lord. I have performed the commandment of the Lord.”

21 And Saul said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have ^lhad compassion on me.

5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.