Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he took ten men from the elders of the city and said, "Sit here." And they sat.
New American Standard Bible
He took ten men of the
King James Version
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
Holman Bible
Then Boaz took 10 men of the town’s elders
International Standard Version
Boaz selected ten of the town elders and spoke to them, "Sit down here." So they sat down
A Conservative Version
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
American Standard Version
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
Amplified
Then Boaz took ten men from the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” And they sat down.
Bible in Basic English
Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
Darby Translation
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take ten men from the old men of the citv, and he will say, Sit ye down here. And they will sit down.
King James 2000
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.
Modern King James verseion
And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, Come sit down here. And they sat down.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, "Sit ye down here." And they sat down.
NET Bible
Boaz chose ten of the village leaders and said, "Sit down here!" So they sat down.
New Heart English Bible
He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down here." They sat down.
The Emphasized Bible
Then fetched he ten men of the elders of the city, and said - Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
Webster
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
World English Bible
He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down here." They sat down.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, 'Sit down here;' and they sit down.
Themes
Contracts » By consummating in the presence of the public at the gate of the city
Courts of justice » Inferior » All transfers of property made before
Leaders » Elders » Governmental
Marriage » Ceremony attested by witnesses
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ruth 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Boaz Redeems Ruth
1 And Boaz had gone up [to] the [city] gate and sat there. And look, the redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken [was] passing by. And he said, "Come over here to sit, {friend}." And he came over and sat. 2 And he took ten men from the elders of the city and said, "Sit here." And they sat. 3 And he said to the redeemer, "Naomi, who returned from the countryside [of] Moab, is selling the tract of land which [was] for our brother Elimelech.
Cross References
1 Kings 21:8
So she wrote letters in the name of Ahab and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who [were] dwelling with Naboth in his city.
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known at the gates, in his seat among the elders of the land.
Exodus 18:21-22
And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
Exodus 21:8
If {she does not please her master} who selected her, he will allow her to be redeemed; he has no authority to sell her to foreign people, since he has dealt treacherously with her.
Deuteronomy 29:10
"You [are] standing {today}, all of you, {before} Yahweh your God, your leaders, your tribes, your elders, and your officials, all the men of Israel,
Deuteronomy 31:28
Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officials, so that I may speak in their ears these words, and [that] I may call as witness against them heaven and earth.
Lamentations 5:14
Elders are no longer at the gate, young men no longer play stringed instruments.
Acts 6:12
And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came up [and] seized him and brought [him] to the Sanhedrin.