Ruth 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.”
Ruth 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here,” and they sat down.”
Ruth 4:2 — World English Bible
Ruth 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. ”
Ruth 4:2 — American Standard Version
Ruth 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, `Sit down here;' and they sit down.”
Ruth 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down. ”
Ruth 4:2 — Darby Translation
Ruth 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then he tooke ten men of the Elders of the citie, and sayd, Sit ye downe here. And they sate downe.”
Ruth 4:2 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 4:2 in Context — 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:
4 And 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.
What Does Ruth 4:2 Mean?
Ruth 4:2 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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