Genesis 23:11

New Century Version

“No, sir. I will give you the land and the cave that is in it, with these people as witnesses. Bury your dead wife.”

Cross References

Genesis 23:12

Then Abraham bowed down before the Hittites.

Genesis 23:6

“Sir, you are a great leader among us. You may have the best place we have to bury your dead. You may have any of our burying places that you want, and none of us will stop you from burying your dead wife.”

Isaiah 32:8

But a good leader plans to do good, and those good things make him a good leader.

Numbers 35:30

“ ‘If anyone kills a person, the murderer may be put to death only if there are witnesses. No one may be put to death with only one witness.

Luke 19:24

“The king said to the men who were standing by, ‘Take the coin away from this servant and give it to the servant who earned ten coins.’

Deuteronomy 17:6

There must be two or three witnesses that it is true before the person is put to death; if there is only one witness, the person should not be put to death.

Deuteronomy 19:15

One witness is not enough to accuse a person of a crime or sin. A case must be proved by two or three witnesses.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the city gate and sat there until the close relative he had mentioned passed by. Boaz called to him, “Come here, friend, and sit down.” So the man came over and sat down.

Ruth 4:11

So all the people and elders who were at the city gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is coming into your home, like Rachel and Leah, who had many children and built up the people of Israel. May you become powerful in the district of Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

Ruth 4:4

So I decided to tell you about it: If you want to buy back the land, then buy it in front of the people who are sitting here and in front of the elders of my people. But if you don’t want to buy it, tell me, because you are the only one who can buy it, and I am next after you.” The close relative answered, “I will buy back the land.”

Ruth 4:9

Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today. I am buying from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech and Kilion and Mahlon.