Deuteronomy 25
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Deuteronomy 25:5-7

5Ifbrethrendwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162,andoneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259ofthemdieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191,andhavenosonוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121,thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofthedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shallnotbeH1961marriedwithoutuntoastranger:herhusband’sיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993brotherאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251shallgoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935inuntoher,andtakeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947hertohimtowifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802,andperformthedutyofahusband’sH2993brotherH251untoher.
6Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,thatthefirst-bornthatshebearethshallsucceedinthenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofhisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251thatisdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191,thathisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034beH1961notblottedoutofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7Andifthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376likenottotakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hisbrother’sלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994,thenhisbrother’sH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994shallgoוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927uptothegateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179untotheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andsayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559,Myhusband’sיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993brotherH251refusethtoraiseH6965upuntohisbrotherH251anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;hewillnotperformthedutyofahusband’sH2993brotherH251untome.
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