"Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª" {Deu 16:18} + "Then shall his fatherª and his motherª lay holdª° on him, and bring him outª°¹ unto¹ the eldersª of his city,ª and unto¹ the gateª of his place;ª" {Deu 21:19} + "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° ... And he tookª° tenª men²¹ of the eldersª¹ of the city,ª and said,ª° Sit ye downª° here.¹ And they sat down.ª°" {Rth 4:1-2} + "And all¹ the peopleª that¹ [were] in the gate,ª and the elders,ª said,ª° [We are] witnesses.ª The LORDª makeª°¹ the womanª that is comeª° into¹ thine houseª like Rachelª and like Leah,ª which¹ twoª did buildª°¹ the houseª of Israel:ª and doª° thou worthilyª in Ephratah,ª and be famousªª° in Bethlehem:ª" {Rth 4:11} + "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} |