¹⁸ to Abraham as a possession ^(A)in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who entered the gate of his city.

²⁰ So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the ^(A)gate of their city and spoke to the people of their city, saying,

^24 (A)All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and to his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

The Marriage of Ruth

4 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, ^(A)the redeemer of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, “Come over here, ^[a]friend, sit down here.” And he came over and sat down.