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Deuteronomy 25:5-7

5Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588brothersאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251dwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162and oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of themdiesוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369a sonוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121,the widowאֵֽשֶׁת־ הַמֵּ֛ת'e.shet- ha.MetH802 H4191must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808marryתִהְיֶ֧ה לְאִ֣ישׁtih.Yeh le.'IshH1961 H376outsideהַח֖וּצָה זָ֑רha.Chu.tzah ZarH2114 H2351the family.Her husband’s brotherיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993is to take herוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947as hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for herיָבֹ֣א עָלֶ֔יהָ וְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃ya.Vo' 'a.Lei.ha ve.yi.be.MahH935 H5921 H2992.

6וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961The first sonהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she bearsתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205will carryיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965onעַל־'al-H5921the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the deadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,so that his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be blotted outיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376does notלֹ֤אlo'H3808wantיַחְפֹּץ֙yach.PotzH2654to marryלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947אֶת־'et-H853his brother’s widowיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994,sheיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994is to goוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205at the city gateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179and sayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559, “My husband’s brotherיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993refusesמֵאֵ֨יןme.'EinH3985to preserveלְהָקִ֨יםle.ha.KimH6965his brother’sלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251nameשֵׁם֙shemH8034in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.He is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808willingאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for meיַבְּמִֽי׃ya.be.MiH2992.”

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