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

我出到城门，在街上设立座位；

我出到城门，在广场安排座位，

我出到城门，在广场安排座位，

“那时，我去城门口，到广场就坐，

我出到城门那里去，在广场上预备我的座位。

我出到城門，在街上設立座位；

我出到城門，在廣場安排座位，

我出到城門，在廣場安排座位，

「那時，我去城門口，到廣場就坐，

我出到城門那裡去，在廣場上預備我的座位。

我出門上街去，在廣場上豫備我的座位；

我出、至於邑門、設位街衢、

我出入邑門、備位公庭、

我至城門、設位於衢、

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

“ In those days I went to the city gate. I took my seat as a member of the council.

When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,

“ Those were the days when I went to the city gate and took my place among the honored leaders.

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

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

“ When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,

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

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

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

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

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your gates.

“ Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Boaz went to the gate of the town and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz called him by name and said,“ Come over here and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.Then Boaz took 10 men of the town’s elders and said,“ Sit here.” And they sat down.

The elders and all the people who were at the gate said,“ We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you be powerful in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child when I saw that I had support in the city gate,

his father and mother must take hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown.