Ruth 4:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.”
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“At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Boaz saith to the elders, and <FI>to<Fi> all the people, `Witnesses <FI>are<Fi> ye to-day that I have bought all that <FI>is<Fi> to Elimelech, and all that <FI>is<Fi> to Chilion and Mahlon, from the hand of Naomi;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ruth 4:9 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 23:11“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
- Genesis 23:16Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.
- Jeremiah 32:10I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
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