~ elders of the city ~ 05_DEU_22_15  Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth [the tokens of] the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate, #, 05_DEU_22_17  And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech [against her], saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these [are the tokens of] my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. #, 07_JUD_08_16  And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. #, 08_RUT_04_02  And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. #,