Ruth 4:11

Young's Literal Translation 1898

And all the people who [are] in the gate say — also the elders — ‘Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;

Cross References

Genesis 23:10

And Ephron is sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answereth Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all those entering the gate of his city, saying,

Genesis 24:60

and they bless Rebekah, and say to her, ‘Thou [art] our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and thy seed doth possess the gate of those hating it.’

Genesis 29:16

And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

Genesis 29:25

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that lo, it [is] Leah; and he saith unto Laban, ‘What [is] this thou hast done to me? for Rachel have I not served with thee? and why hast thou deceived me?’

Genesis 29:32

and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, ‘Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.’

Genesis 35:23

And the sons of Jacob are twelve. Sons of Leah: Jacob's first-born Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.

Genesis 35:24

Sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

1 Kings 21:8

And she writeth letters in the name of Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth the letters unto the elders, and unto the freemen, who are in his city, those dwelling with Naboth,

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma father of Beth-Lehem, Hareph father of Beth-Gader.

Psalm 132:6

‘Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Proverbs 31:23

Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.

Jeremiah 32:10

And I write in a book, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;

Micah 5:2

And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth — to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth [are] of old, From the days of antiquity.

Matthew 2:6

And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.’

Deuteronomy 25:7

‘And if the man doth not delight to take his brother's wife, then hath his brother's wife gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and said, My husband's brother is refusing to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he hath not been willing to perform the duty of my husband's brother;

Deuteronomy 25:9

‘Then hath his brother's wife drawn nigh unto him, before the eyes of the elders, and drawn his shoe from off his foot, and spat in his face, and answered and said, Thus it is done to the man who doth not build up the house of his brother;

Ruth 1:2

And the name of the man [is] Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from Beth-Lehem-Judah; and they come into the fields of Moab, and are there.