Ruth 4:2
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2 And he took ten men (A)of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 Her husband is known in (A)the gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
1 Kings 21:8
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8 (A)So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to (B)the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city.
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Acts 6:12
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12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
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Lamentations 5:14
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Exodus 21:8
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8 If she does not please her master, who has designated her[a] for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her.
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- Exodus 21:8 Or so that he has not designated her
Deuteronomy 31:28
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28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak (A)these words in their ears and (B)call heaven and earth to witness against them.
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Deuteronomy 29:10
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10 “You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God: the heads of your tribes,[a] your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel,
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- Deuteronomy 29:10 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew your heads, your tribes
Exodus 18:21-22
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21 Moreover, look for (A)able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22 And (B)let them judge the people at all times. (C)Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will (D)bear the burden with you.
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