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


In Context

1 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.

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

3 And he said to him that had the right of redemption: Naomi, who is come back out of the country of Moab, sells the allotment that was our brother Elimelech's.

4 And I thought I would apprise thee of it and say, Buy it in the presence of the inhabitants, and in the presence of the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem; but if thou wilt not redeem, tell me, that I may know; for there is none to redeem besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.

Ruth 4:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Boaz took ten of the elders of the town and said, "Sit here," and they did so.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And Booz taking ten men of the ancients of the city, said to them: Sit ye down here.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, |Sit down here.| They sat down.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, 'Sit down here;' and they sit down.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit you down here. And they sat down.