Ruth 4:1
New American Standard Bible
The Marriage of Ruth
4 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, (A)the redeemer of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, “Come over here, [a]friend, sit down here.” And he came over and sat down.
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- Ruth 4:1 Lit a certain one
Ruth 4:1
New International Version
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.
Footnotes
- Ruth 4:1 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 3, 6, 8 and 14.
Job 5:4
New American Standard Bible
4 His (A)sons are far from safety,
They are also [a]oppressed at the gate,
And there is no one to save them.
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- Job 5:4 Lit crushed
Job 5:4
New International Version
Jeremiah 38:7
New American Standard Bible
7 But (A)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a [a](B)eunuch, while he was in the king’s palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the cistern. Now the king was sitting at the (C)Gate of Benjamin;
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- Jeremiah 38:7 Or high official
Jeremiah 38:7
New International Version
7 But Ebed-Melek,(A) a Cushite,[a] an official[b](B) in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,(C)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 38:7 Probably from the upper Nile region
- Jeremiah 38:7 Or a eunuch
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