Deuteronomy 25:6

Deuteronomy 25:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.

Context of Deuteronomy 25:6

4“You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing [to prevent him from eating any of the grain]. 5“If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, the widow of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall be intimate with her after taking her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. It shall be that her firstborn [son] will be given the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out of Israel. 7But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s [widowed] wife, then she shall go up to the gate [of the city, where court is held] to the elders, and say, ‘My brother-in-law refuses to continue his brother’s name in Israel; he is not willing to perform the duty of a husband’s brother.’ 8Then the elders of his city will summon him and speak to him. And if he stands firm and says, ‘I do not want to marry her,’

Deuteronomy 25:6 word by word

וְהָיָ֗ה הַבְּכוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּלֵ֔ד יָק֕וּם עַל־שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו הַמֵּ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• which she bearethיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• shall succeedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• be not put outמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 25:6

• Genesis 28:8So Esau realized that [his two wives] the daughters of Canaan displeased Isaac his father;
• Deuteronomy 9:14Let Me alone, so that I may destroy them and wipe out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’
• Deuteronomy 29:20the Lord will not be willing to forgive him, but then the anger of the Lord and His jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse which is written in this book will rest on him; the Lord will blot out his name from under heaven.
• Ruth 4:10I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife to restore the name of the deceased to his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the gate of his birthplace. You are witnesses today.”
• Psalms 9:5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked and unrepentant; You have wiped out their name forever and ever.
• Psalms 109:13Let his descendants be cut off, And in the following generation let their name be blotted out.
• Deuteronomy 21:19then his father and mother shall take hold of him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown.
• Ruth 4:1Then Boaz went up to the city gate [where business and legal matters were settled] and sat down, and then the close relative (redeemer) of whom Boaz had spoken came by. He said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down.” So he came and sat down.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 The law of levirate marriage. The law on this subject is not unique to the Jews, but is found (see Genesis 38:8) in all essential respects the same among various Oriental nations, ancient and modern. The rules in these verses, like those upon divorce, do but incorporate existing immemorial usages, and introduce various wise and politic limitations and mitigations of them. The root of the obligation here imposed upon the brother of the deceased…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-105-10. the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother ... shall take her to him to wife--This usage existed before the age of Moses (Ge 38:8). But the Mosaic law rendered the custom obligatory (Mt 22:25) on younger brothers, or the nearest kinsman, to marry the widow (Ru 4:4), by associating the natural desire of perpetuating a brother's name with the preservation of property in the Hebrew families and tribes. If the…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 25:6

• Brother
• Inheritance
• Marriage
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Beat
• Exceed
• Gate
• Hindmost
• Levirate Law
• Muzzle
• Stripe

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings