Ruth
King James Version (KJV)
Ruth 4:2
“And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.”
King James Version (KJV)
Ruth 4:2 Context
1Then 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. 2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3And 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: 4And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. 5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
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Translation Details for Ruth 4:2
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
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Bible Commentary for Ruth 4:2
Wesley's Notes for Ruth 4:2
4:2 Ten men - To be witnesses: for though two or three witnesses were sufficient, yet in weightier matters they used more. And ten was the usual number among the Jews, in causes of matrimony and divorce, and translation of inheritances; who were both judges of the causes, and witnesses of the fact.
And hee tooke ten men of the Elders of the citie, and said, Sit ye downe here. And they sate downe.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
He took ten men of the elders of the city and said, "Sit down here. So they sat down."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
- Basic English Bible
Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, "Sit here," and they did so.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.
- Darby Bible
And Booz taking ten men of the ancients of the city, said to them: Sit ye down here.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
- English Revised Version
He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down here." They sat down.
- World English Bible