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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Interpretation

This 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 he heard the conditions of the bargain, refused it.

Read with

This thought runs through Ruth 4:1-5.

Ruth 4:1 Ruth 4:2 Ruth 4:3 Ruth 4:4 Ruth 4:5

Glossary

City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).