KJV ORIGINAL
Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there. And look—the relative that Boaz had mentioned happened to walk by! Boaz called out to him, 'Hey there, friend! Come over here and sit down.' So the man came over and sat down.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Boaz is taking action to resolve Ruth's situation by meeting with her closest male relative at the town gate, where legal matters were handled.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Israel, the town gate served as the courthouse and business center where legal transactions took place. When a man died without children, his closest male relative had the first right and responsibility to marry his widow and buy back any family land to keep it in the family line.
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