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Genesis 34:20
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Genesis 34:20
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20 and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.
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Genesis 34:20
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Genesis 34:20
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20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city(A) to speak to the men of their city.
Ruth 4:1
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Ruth 4:1
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Boaz Marries Ruth
4 Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together.
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Ruth 4:1
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Ruth 4:1
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Boaz Marries Ruth
4 Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate(A) and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer[a](B) he had mentioned(C) came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
Footnotes
- Ruth 4:1 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 3, 6, 8 and 14.
Zechariah 8:16
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Zechariah 8:16
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16 But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace.
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Zechariah 8:16
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Zechariah 8:16
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16 These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth(A) to each other, and render true and sound judgment(B) in your courts;(C)
Amos 5:15
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Amos 5:15
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15 Hate evil and love what is good;
turn your courts into true halls of justice.
Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies
will have mercy on the remnant of his people.[a]
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- 5:15 Hebrew the remnant of Joseph.
Amos 5:12
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Amos 5:12
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12 For I know the vast number of your sins
and the depth of your rebellions.
You oppress good people by taking bribes
and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
Amos 5:12
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Amos 5:12
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12 For I know how many are your offenses
and how great your sins.(A)
Amos 5:10
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Amos 5:10
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10 How you hate honest judges!
How you despise people who tell the truth!
Amos 5:10
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Amos 5:10
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Proverbs 31:23
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 Her husband is well known at the city gates,
where he sits with the other civic leaders.
Proverbs 31:23
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders(A) of the land.
Job 29:7
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Job 29:7
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7 “Those were the days when I went to the city gate
and took my place among the honored leaders.
Job 29:7
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Job 29:7
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7 “When I went to the gate(A) of the city
and took my seat in the public square,
2 Samuel 15:2
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2 Samuel 15:2
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2 He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.
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2 Samuel 15:2
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2 Samuel 15:2
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2 He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate.(A) Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”
Deuteronomy 17:5
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Deuteronomy 17:5
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5 then the man or woman who has committed such an evil act must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death.
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Deuteronomy 17:5
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Deuteronomy 17:5
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5 take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.(A)
Genesis 23:10
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Genesis 23:10
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10 Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town.
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Genesis 23:10
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Genesis 23:10
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10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites(A) who had come to the gate(B) of his city.
Genesis 22:17
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Genesis 22:17
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17 I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants[a] beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies.
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