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Deuteronomy 25:5-9

5Ifbrethrendwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162,andoneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259ofthemdieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191,andhavenosonוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121,thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofthedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shallnotmarryastrangerabroad:herhusband'sbrotherאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251shallgoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935inuntoher,andtakeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947hertohimaswifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802,andperformthedutyofahusband'sbrotherH251untoher.

6Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,thatthefirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060thatshebearethshallstandיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965inthenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofhisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251whoisdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191,thathisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034beH1961notblottedoutfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Butifthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376likenottotakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hisbrother'swifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994,hisbrother'swifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994shallgoוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927uptothegateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179untotheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andsayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559,Myhusband'sbrotherלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251refusethtoraiseH6965upuntohisbrotherH251anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:hewillnotperformformethedutyofahusband'sbrotherH251.

8Thentheeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205ofhiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shallcallH7121himandspeakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696untohim;andifhestandוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975toitandsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,Ilikenottotakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947her;

9thenshallhisbrother'swifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994comeneartohimbeforetheeyesלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869oftheeldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,anddrawוְנִגְּשָׁ֨הve.ni.ge.ShahH5066hissandalנַעֲלוֹ֙na.'a.LoH5275fromhisfootרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272,andspitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417inhisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440,andshallanswerוְעָֽנְתָה֙ve.'a.ne.TahH6030andsayוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'A.me.RahH559,Soshallitbedoneuntothemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376thatwillnotbuildיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129uphisbrother'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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