Ruth 4:2 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The kinsman refuses to redeem Ruth's inheritanceThis matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and doubtless the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kinsman, when...

Thompson Chains

EldersLink 7 of 9 · next 1 Kings 21:8

Cross References

Proverbs 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
1 Kings 21:8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
Exodus 18:21–22 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: …
Exodus 21:8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
Deuteronomy 29:10 Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
Deuteronomy 31:28 Gather unto 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 record against them.
Lamentations 5:14 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
Acts 6:12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

From OpenBible.info, most relevant first.

Topics

Bethlehem The city of Boaz
Boaz History of
Contracts By consummating in the presence of the public at the gate of the city
Court Composition of, and mode of procedure
Government Devolving upon a local senate and executive officers
Heir General scriptures concerning Heir
Jury Of ten men
Lovers Boaz for Ruth
Marriage Ceremony attested by witnesses
Naomi The mother-in-law of Ruth
Widow Ruth
Witness To the transfer of land
Women And

Hebrew and Strong’s

And he took וַיִּקַּח wayyiqqaḥ לָקַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
ten עֲשָׂרָה ʿăśārâ עֶשֶׂר Number · masculine singular
men אֲנָשִׁים ʾănāšîm Noun · masculine plural אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
of the elders מִזִּקְנֵי mizziqnê זָקֵן Adjective · masculine plural construct · with preposition
of the city הָעִיר hāʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with the
and said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
Sit ye down שְׁבוּ šĕbû יָשַׁב Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
here. And they sat down פֹה pô Adverb וַיֵּשֵׁבוּ wayyēšēbû יָשַׁב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0