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When I went out to (A)the gate of the city,
    when I prepared my seat in the square,

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“When I went to the gate(A) of the city
    and took my seat in the public square,

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Blessed is the man
    who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
    when he speaks with his enemies (A)in the gate.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:5 Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate

Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(A)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(B) in court.(C)

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22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
    or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,

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Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)

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He shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand (A)at the entrance of the gate of the city and explain his case to the elders of that city. Then they shall take him into the city and give him a place, and he shall remain with them.

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When they flee to one of these cities, they are to stand in the entrance of the city gate(A) and state their case before the elders(B) of that city. Then the elders are to admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.

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12 For I know how many are your transgressions
    and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who (A)take a bribe,
    and (B)turn aside the needy (C)in the gate.

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12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.(A)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(B)
    and deprive the poor(C) of justice in the courts.(D)

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Boaz Redeems Ruth

Now Boaz had gone up to (A)the gate and sat down there. And behold, (B)the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down.

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Boaz Marries Ruth

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.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.