King James Version

Ruth 4:2

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

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וַיִּקַּ֞חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.עֲשָׂרָ֧הasarahtenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “ten”, the ordinary formH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.אֲנָשִׁ֛יםanashima certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…מִזִּקְנֵ֥יmiziqnefrom oldזָקֵןpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “from old”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.הָעִ֖ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…שְׁבוּshevvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “dwell”, a commandH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…פֹ֑הfohereפֹּהadverb — “here”H6311this place (French ici), i.e. here or hencehere, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּvayeshevvand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said: 'Sit ye down here.' And they sat down.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, 'Sit down here;' and they sit down.

World English Bible

Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here,” and they sat down.

Darby Translation

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.

Douay-Rheims

And Booz taking ten men of the ancients of the city, said to them: Sit ye down here.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said: 'Sit ye down here.' And they sat down.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Booz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye here; and they sat down.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβε Βοὸζ δέκα ἄνδρας ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τῆς πόλεως, καὶ εἶπε, καθίσατε ὧδε· καὶ ἐκάθισαν.