Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, 'Sit down here;' and they sit down.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he took ten men from the elders of the city and said, "Sit here." And they sat.
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.
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
Laqach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ruth 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Boaz Redeems Ruth
1 And Boaz hath gone up to the gate, and sitteth there, and lo, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he saith, 'Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one;' and he turneth aside and sitteth down. 2 And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, 'Sit down here;' and they sit down. 3 And he saith to the redeemer, 'A portion of the field which is to our brother, to Elimelech, hath Naomi sold, who hath come back from the fields of Moab;
Cross References
1 Kings 21:8
And she writeth letters in the name of Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth the letters unto the elders, and unto the freemen, who are in his city, those dwelling with Naboth,
Proverbs 31:23
Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.
Exodus 18:21-22
And thou -- thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed these over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
Exodus 21:8
if evil in the eyes of her lord, so that he hath not betrothed her, then he hath let her be ransomed; to a strange people he hath not power to sell her, in his dealing treacherously with her.
Deuteronomy 29:10
Ye are standing to-day, all of you, before Jehovah your God -- your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your authorities -- every man of Israel;
Deuteronomy 31:28
'Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your authorities, and I speak in their ears these words, and cause to testify against them the heavens and the earth,
Lamentations 5:14
The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.
Acts 6:12
They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon him, they caught him, and brought him to the sanhedrim;