Rut 4:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there . And behold , 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 .

a 2 Sam. 15:2; 18:4, 24, 33; 19:8; Ps. 127:5

Ruth 4:1-2

Boaz Redeems Ruth

1 Now Boaz had gone up to ^athe gate and sat down there. And behold, ^bthe redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down. 2 And he took ten men ^cof the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.