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|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.  
 
|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.  
|Then Boaz went up to the town gate, and was sitting down there. Who should then come by but the other kinsman whom Boaz spoke about. He said to him, "Hey, you! Mr. So-and-so! Come here and sit down!" And he came ''to Boaz'' and sat down.
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|Then Boaz went up to the town gate, and was sitting down there. Who should then come by but the very cousin whom Boaz mentioned ''to Ruth''. He said to him, "Hey, ___! Come here and sit down!" And he came ''to Boaz'' and sat down.
|The Hebrew phrase rendered "such-a-one" ({{Hebrew Name|פלני אלמני|pelōnī ʼālmōnī}}) literally means "a certain one," or "so-and-so." The scrivener of the Book of Ruth does not even find this man worthy of repeating his proper name.
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|The Hebrew phrase rendered "such-a-one" ({{Hebrew Name|פלני אלמני|pelōnī ʼālmōnī}}) literally means "a certain one," or "so-and-so." The best rendition of that is a blank line. The scrivener of the Book of Ruth deliberately withholds this cousin's name.
 
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