Genesis 34:20
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So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
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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.
There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham,
Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.