Ruth 4:11

Rotherham Emphasized Bible 1902

Then said all the people who were in the gate, and the elders—Witnesses!,—Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into thy house, to be as Rachel, and as Leah, which two of them did build the house of Israel. Do thou bravely, then, in Ephrathah, and proclaim thou a name in Bethlehem,

Cross References

Genesis 29:32

So Leah conceived, and hare a son, and called his name Reuben,—for she said, Because, Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me.

Matthew 2:6

And, thou, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means least, art thou, among the governors of Judah,—For, out of thee, shall one come forth to govern, Who shall shepherd my people Israel.

Micah 5:2

Thou, therefore, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though, little, to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee, shall Mine come forth, to be ruler in Israel,—whose comings forth, have been from of old, from the days of age-past time.

Psalm 132:6

Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

Ruth 1:2

And, the name of the man, was Elimelech, and, the name of his wife, Naomi, and, the name of his two sons, Mahlon and Chilion—Ephrathites out of Bethlehem-judah,—so they came into the country of Moab, and remained there.

Deuteronomy 25:9

Then shall his brothers wife come near unto him in the presence of the elders, and draw his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face,—and respond and say, Thus shall it be done unto the man who will not build up the house of his brother.

Genesis 24:60

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, Our sister! become thou, thousands of ten thousands,—And let thy seed take possession of the gate of them that hate them!

Proverbs 14:1

Every, wise woman, buildeth up her house, but, a foolish one, with her own hands, would break it down.

Genesis 23:10

Now, Ephron, was sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth,—so Ephron the Hittite responded to Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, even all that were entering the gate of his city, saying:

Genesis 29:25

And it came to pass in the morning, that lo! it was Leah,—and he said unto Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? Was it not, for Rachel, I served with thee? Wherefore then hast thou deceived me?

Proverbs 31:23

Known in the gates, is her husband, when he sitteth, with the elders of the land:

Genesis 29:16

Now, Laban, had two daughters,—the name of the elder, Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel,

Genesis 35:23

The sons of Leah, the firstborn of Jacob, Reuben,—And Simeon and Levi and Judah, and Issachar and Zebulon:

Genesis 35:24

The sons of Rachel, Joseph and Benjamin:

Deuteronomy 25:7

But, if the man like not to take his sister-in-law, then shall his sister-in-law go up unto the gate, unto the elders, and say—My husband’s brother hath refused, to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he is not willing to do as a husband’s brother unto me.

1 Kings 21:8

So she wrote letters, in the name of Ahab, and sealed them with his signet-ring,—and sent the letters unto the elders, and unto the nobles who were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-gader.

Jeremiah 32:10

and I wrote in the scroll and sealed it, and took in attestation witnesses,—and weighed the silver in the balances.