¹⁸ to Abraham as his property^(A) in the presence of all the Hittites^(B) who had come to the gate^(C) of the city.

²⁰ So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city^(A) to speak to the men of their city.

²⁴ All the men who went out of the city gate^(A) agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised.

Boaz Marries Ruth

4 Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate^(A) and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer^[a](B) he had mentioned^(C) came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

¹¹ Then the elders and all the people at the gate^(A) said, “We are witnesses.^(B) May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah,^(C) who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah^(D) and be famous in Bethlehem.^(E)