Verse 2

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Boas tok med seg ti menn blant eldste i byen og sa til dem: 'Sett dere her.' Og de satte seg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så tok han ti menn av byens eldste og sa: «Sett dere her.» Og de satte seg ned.

• Norsk King James

  Og han ba ti eldre menn fra byen: 'Sett dere her.'

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Boas hentet ti av de eldste i byen og ba dem: 'Sett dere her,' og de gjorde det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Boas tok ti av de eldste i byen og sa: 'Sett dere her.' Og de satte seg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han tok ti menn av byens eldste og sa: Sett dere her. Og de satte seg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han hentet ti av byens eldste og sa: «Bli sittende her med meg.» Og de satte seg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han tok ti menn av byens eldste og sa: Sett dere her. Og de satte seg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Boas tok ti menn av byens eldste og sa: 'Sett dere her,' og de satte seg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ruth.4.2", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֞ח עֲשָׂרָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁבוּ־פֹ֑ה וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃", "text": "*wa-yiqqaḥ* ten *ʾănāšîm* from-*ziknê* the-*ʿîr* *wa-yōʾmer* *šəbû*-here *wa-yēšēbû*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*ziknê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*šəbû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - sit down", "*wa-yēšēbû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they sat down" }, "variants": { "*ziknê*": "elders/older men/city officials", "*ʿîr*": "city/town/village" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Boas tok ti av byens eldste og sa: «Sitt her!» Så satte de seg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han tog ti Mænd af de Ældste i Staden (til sig) og sagde: Sætter eder her; og de satte sig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Boas tok ti menn av byens eldste og sa: «Sett dere her.» Og de satte seg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han tok ti menn av byens eldste og sa: «Sett dere her.» De satte seg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han tok ti av byens eldste og sa: 'Sett dere her.' Og de satte seg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Boas tok ti menn blant de eldste i byen og sa: Sett dere her. Og de satte seg ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da hentet han ti av de ansvarlige mennene i byen og sa: Sett dere her. Og de satte seg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & he toke ten men of the Elders of ye cite, & sayde: Syt you downe here. And they sat the downe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he tooke ten men of the Elders of the citie, and sayd, Sit ye downe here; they sate downe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he toke ten men of the elders of the citie, and said: sit ye downe here. And they sat downe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit you down here. They sat down.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down here." They sat down.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Boaz chose ten of the village leaders and said,“Sit down here!” So they sat down.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 31:23 : 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
• 1 Kgs 21:8 : 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
• Lam 5:14 : 14 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.
• Acts 6:12 : 12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.
• Exod 18:21-22 : 21 Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.
• Exod 21:8 : 8 If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her.
• Deut 29:10 : 10 You stand this day all of you before the LORD your God: your leaders of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
• Deut 31:28 : 28 Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.