¹⁸ “You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your ^[a]towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

The Marriage of Ruth

4 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, ^(A)the ^[a]close relative of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, “Turn aside, ^[b]friend, sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down.

¹¹ All the people who were in the ^[a]court, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home ^(A)like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you achieve ^[b]wealth in Ephrathah and ^[c]become famous in Bethlehem.