Job 29:7 “When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square…”

Job 29:7

When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

World English Bible

when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

American Standard Version

When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

Geneva Bible 1599

When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete.

Darby Translation

When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,

Young's Literal Translation

When I go out to the gate by the city, In a broad place I prepare my seat.

Bible in Basic English

When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,

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Cross references

“When”

Deuteronomy 16:18 Zechariah 8:16 Ruth 4:11 Deuteronomy 21:19 Ruth 4:1 Ruth 4:2

Deuteronomy 16:18 · BSB

You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Zechariah 8:16 · BSB

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

Ruth 4:11 · BSB

“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and…

Deuteronomy 21:19 · BSB

his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,

Ruth 4:1 · BSB

Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

Ruth 4:2 · BSB

Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.

Also

Job 31:21

Job 31:21 · BSB

if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

8the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

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