- the gate:
- "That¹ in blessingª° I will blessª° thee, and in multiplyingª° I will multiplyª°¹ thy seedª as the starsª of the heaven,ª and as the sandª which¹ [is] upon¹ the seaª shore;ª and thy seedª shall possessª°¹ the gateª of his enemies;ª°" {Gen 22:17} + "And Ephronª dweltª° amongª the childrenª of Heth:ª and Ephronª the Hittiteª answeredª°¹ Abrahamª in the audienceª of the childrenª of Heth,ª [even] of all¹ that went inª° at the gateª of his city,ª saying,ª°" {Gen 23:10} + "Then shalt thou bring forthª°¹ that¹ manª or¹ that¹ woman,ª which¹ have committedª°¹ that¹ wickedª thing,ª unto¹ thy gates,ª [even]¹ that manª or¹¹ that woman,ª and shalt stoneª° them with stones,ª till they die.ª°" {Deu 17:5} + "Then went²° Boaz² upª°¹ to the gate,ª and sat him downª° there:¹ and, behold,¹ the kinsmanª° of whom Boazª spakeª° came²° by;¹ unto whom¹ he said,ª° Ho,² suchª a one!ª turn aside,ª° sit downª° here.¹ And he turned aside,ª° and sat down.ª°" {Rth 4:1} + "When I went outª° to the gateª through¹ the city,ª [when] I preparedª° my seatª in the street!ª" {Job 29:7} + "Her husbandª is knownª° in the gates,ª when he sittethª° among¹ the eldersª of the land.ª" {Prv 31:23} + "They hateª° him that rebukethª° in the gate,ª and they abhorª° him that speakethª° uprightly.ª" {Ams 5:10} + "For¹ I knowª° your manifoldª transgressionsª and your mightyª sins:ª they afflictª° the just,ª they takeª° a bribe,ª and they turn asideª° the poorª in the gateª [from their right]." {Ams 5:12} + "Hateª° the evil,ª and loveª° the good,ª and establishª° judgmentª in the gate:ª it may be¹ that the LORDª Godª of hostsª will be graciousª° unto the remnantª of Joseph.ª" {Ams 5:15} + "These¹ [are] the thingsª that¹ ye shall do;ª° Speakª° ye every manª the truthª to¹ his neighbour;ª executeª° the judgmentª of truthª and peaceª in your gates:ª" {Zch 8:16}
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