Ruth 4:2
New International Version
Boaz took ten of the elders of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.

New Living Translation
Then Boaz called ten leaders from the town and asked them to sit as witnesses.

English Standard Version
And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.

King James Bible
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

New King James Version
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

New American Standard Bible
Then he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

NASB 1995
He took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

NASB 1977
And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

Amplified Bible
Then Boaz took ten men from the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” And they sat down.

Christian Standard Bible
Then Boaz took ten men of the town’s elders and said, “Sit here.” And they sat down.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Boaz took 10 men of the town’s elders and said, “Sit 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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he chose for himself ten men from the Elders of the city and sat them with him

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Booz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye here; and they sat down.

Contemporary English Version
Then Boaz got ten of the town leaders and also asked them to sit down. After they had sat down,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Booz taking ten men of the ancients of the city, said to them: Sit ye down here.

English Revised Version
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Boaz chose ten men who were leaders of that city and said, "Sit here." So they also sat down.

Good News Translation
Then Boaz got ten of the leaders of the town and asked them to sit down there too. When they were seated,

International Standard Version
Boaz selected ten of the town elders and spoke to them, "Sit down here." So they sat down

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said: 'Sit ye down here.' And they sat down.

Literal Standard Version
And he takes ten men from [the] elderly of the city, and says, “Sit down here”; and they sit down.

Majority Standard Bible
Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.

New American Bible
Then Boaz picked out ten of the elders of the town and asked them to sit nearby. When they had done this,

NET Bible
Boaz chose ten of the village leaders and said, "Sit down here!" So they sat down.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city, 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

World English Bible
Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here,” and they sat down.

Young's Literal Translation
And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, 'Sit down here;' and they sit down.

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Context
Boaz Redeems Ruth
1Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. 2Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. 3And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.…

Cross References
1 Kings 21:8
Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.


Treasury of Scripture

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit you down here. And they sat down.

the elders

Exodus 18:21,22
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: …

Exodus 21:8
If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

Deuteronomy 29:10
Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

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Ruth 4
1. Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman
6. He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel
9. Boaz buys the inheritance
11. He marries Ruth
13. She bears Obed, the grandfather of David
18. The generations of Pharez unto David














Verse 2. - And he took ten men of the elderly inhabitants of the city, and he said, Sit ye here; and they sat down. Boaz wished to have a full complement of witnesses to the important transaction which he contemplated.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then Boaz took
וַיִּקַּ֞ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

ten
עֲשָׂרָ֧ה (‘ă·śā·rāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 6235: Ten

of the elders
מִזִּקְנֵ֥י (miz·ziq·nê)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2205: Old

of the city
הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

and said,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Sit
שְׁבוּ־ (šə·ḇū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

here,”
פֹ֑ה (p̄ōh)
Adverb
Strong's 6311: This place, here

and they did so.
וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃ (way·yê·šê·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry


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