Verse List for RUTH 4:1

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OET (OET-RV) Meanwhile, Boaz went to the place inside the town gate (where people conducted their official business) and sat down there. Just as he had hoped, the man responsible for Naomi’s family came along—the man whom Boaz had mentioned earlier—and Boaz called out to him by name and said, “Come over here and sit down.” So the man came over and sat down.

OET-LV And_Boˊaz he _went _up the_gate and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived there and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_kinsman-redeemer was_passing _by whom he _had _spoken Boˊaz and_he/it _said turn_aside sit here a _certain _one a _certain _one and_he _turned _aside and_he _sat _down.

ULT Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the kinsman-redeemer was passing by, the same man about whom Boaz had spoken earlier. And he said, “Turn aside and sit down here, a certain person.” So he turned aside and sat down.

UST Meanwhile, Boaz went up to the place inside the town gate where people conducted their official business. He sat down there. Just as he had hoped, the man responsible for Naomi’s family came along, the man whom Boaz had mentioned earlier. Boaz called out to him by name and said, “Come over here and sit down.” So the man came over and sat down.

BSB & MSB Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman -redeemer[fn] of whom [he] had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

OEB Then Boaz went up to the gate and sat down. Just then the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken came along. Boaz said, ‘Hello, So-and-so (calling him by name), come here and sit down.’ So he stopped and sat down.

WEBBE & WMBB Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down!” He came over, and sat down.

NET Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said, “Come here and sit down, ‘John Doe’!” So he came and sat down.

LSV And Boaz has gone up to the gate, and sits there, and behold, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he says, “Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one”; and he turns aside and sits down.

FBV Boaz went to the town gate,[fn] and sat down there. The family redeemer that Boaz had mentioned happened to pass by, so Boaz said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down.” The man came over and sat down.

T4T Meanwhile, Boaz went up to the town gate and sat there. That was the place where people met together to decide important matters. When the man that Boaz had mentioned came there, the close relative of Ruth and Naomi’s dead husbands who had a responsibility to take care of Naomi and Ruth, Boaz said to him, “My friend, come over here and sit down.” So the man went and sat down.

LEB And Boaz had gone up to the city gate and sat there. And look, the redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by. And he said, “Come over here to sit, _⌊friend_⌋.”[fn] And he came over and sat.

BBE And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.

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JPS Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there; and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; unto whom he said: 'Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here.' And he turned aside, and sat down.

ASV Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near 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.

DRA Then Booz went up to the gate, and sat there. And when he had seen the kinsman going by, of whom he had spoken before, he said to him, calling him by his name: Turn aside for a little while, and sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down.

YLT And Boaz hath gone up to the gate, and sitteth there, and lo, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he saith, 'Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one;' and he turneth aside and sitteth down.

Drby 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.

RV Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near 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.
(Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman/relative 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.)

SLT And Boaz went up to the gate and sat there: and behold, the blood relation whom Boaz spake of, passing by; and he will say, Turn aside, sit down here; thou such a one. And he will turn aside, and sit down.

Wbstr Then Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there: and behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

KJB-1769 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.
(Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman/relative 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.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Then went Boaz vp to the gate, and sate him downe there: and beholde, the kinseman of whome Boaz spake, came by, vnto whom he said, Ho, such a one: turne aside, sit downe here. And hee turned aside, and sate downe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Then went Booz vp to the gate, and sat him downe there: and beholde, the kinsman of which Booz spake, came by, vnto whom, he sayde: Ho, suche one, come, sit downe here. And he turned, & sat downe.
(Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and behold, the kinsman/relative of which Boaz spake, came by, unto whom, he said: Ho, such one, come, sit down here. And he turned, and sat down.)

Gnva Then went Boaz vp to the gate, and sate there, and beholde, the kinsman, of whome Boaz had spoken, came by: and he sayd, Ho, snch one, come, sit downe here. And he turned, and sate downe.
(Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat there, and behold, the kinsman/relative, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by: and he said, Ho, snch one, come, sit down here. And he turned, and sat down.)

Cvdl Boos wente vp to ye gate, and sat him downe there: & beholde, whan ye nye kynsman wente by, Boos spake vnto him, & sayde: Come & syt the downe here (and called him by his name.) And he came & sat him downe,
(Boaz went up to ye/you_all gate, and sat him down there: and behold, when ye/you_all nigh/near kinsman/relative went by, Boaz spake unto him, and said: Come and sit the down here (and called him by his name.) And he came and sat him down,)

Wycl Therfor Booz stiede to the yate, and sat there; and whanne he hadde seyn the kynesman passe forth, of whom the word was had, Booz seide to hym, Bowe thou a litil, and sitte here; and he clepide hym bi his name. And he turnede, and sat.
(Therefore Boaz stayed to the gate, and sat there; and when he had seen the kinsman/relative pass forth, of whom the word was had, Boaz said to him, Bow thou/you a little, and sit here; and he called him by his name. And he turned, and sat.)

Luth Boas ging hinauf ins Tor und setzte sich daselbst. Und siehe, da der Erbe vorüberging, redete Boas mit ihm und sprach: Komm und setze dich etwa hie oder da her. Und er kam und setzte sich.
(Boas went up into_the doorway and sat itself/yourself/themselves there. And see/look, there the/of_the heritage passed_by, talked Boas with him and spoke: Come and set/put you/yourself approximately here or there her. And he came and sat itself/yourself/themselves.)

ClVg Ascendit ergo Booz ad portam, et sedit ibi. Cumque vidisset propinquum præterire, de quo prius sermo habitus est, dixit ad eum: Declina paulisper, et sede hic: vocans eum nomine suo. Qui divertit, et sedit.[fn]
(Ascendit therefore Booz to the_gate, and sat_down there. And_when had_seen relative to_pass_by, from/about where first/before speech habit it_is, he/she_said to him: Declina for_a_while, and sit_down hic: calling him by_name his_own. Who divertit, and sat_down.)

UHB וּ⁠בֹ֨עַז עָלָ֣ה הַ⁠שַּׁעַר֮ וַ⁠יֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁם֒ וְ⁠הִנֵּ֨ה הַ⁠גֹּאֵ֤ל עֹבֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר־בֹּ֔עַז וַ⁠יֹּ֛אמֶר ס֥וּרָ⁠ה שְׁבָ⁠ה־פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י וַ⁠יָּ֖סַר וַ⁠יֵּשֵֽׁב׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ Βοὸζ ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην, και ἐκαθισεν ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἀγχιστεὺς παρεπορεύετο, ὃν ἐλάλησε Βοόζ· καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν Βοὸζ, ἐκκλίνας κάθισον ὧδε κρύφιε· καὶ ἐξέκλινε καὶ ἐκάθισε.

BrTr And Booz went up to the gate, and sat there; and behold, the relative passed by, of whom Booz spoke: and Booz said to him, Turn aside, sit down here, such a one: and he turned aside and sat down.