Ruth 4:1

Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

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

3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Meanwhile, 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.
KJV
Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
WEB
Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down!” He came over, and sat down.
ASV
Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
DARBY
And Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. And behold, he that had the right of redemption, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. And he said, Thou, such a one, turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.
BLB
And Boaz went up to the gate, and he sat there, and behold, the kinsman-redeemer was passing by, of whom Boaz had spoken. And he said, “Turn aside, sit here such a one, such a one.” And he turned aside and sat.
ÅB
Men Boas var gått opp til byporten og hadde satt seg der. Da kom løseren som Boas hadde talt om, nettopp forbi, og Boas sa: Kom hit og sett deg her, min venn! Og han kom og satte seg.
OTB
Boas gikk opp til byporten og satte seg der, og akkurat da gikk den gjenløseren Boas hadde nevnt forbi. Boas sa: "Kom hit, min venn, og sett deg ned." Så han kom bort og satte seg.
B1930
Men Boas var gått op til byporten og hadde satt sig der. Da kom løseren som Boas hadde talt om, nettop forbi, og Boas sa: Kom hit og sett dig her, min venn! Og han kom og satte sig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 25:7

    And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.

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  • Ruth 3:12

    And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:18

    Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

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  • Job 29:7

    When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

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  • Amos 5:10–12

    They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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  • Deuteronomy 21:19

    Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

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  • Job 31:21

    If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

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  • Amos 5:15

    Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

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