New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 25:5-10

5“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588brothersאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251liveיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherH3164and oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of them diesוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191and hasH369noH369sonוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121,the wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of the deceasedהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shall not be marriedoutsideהַח֖וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351the familyto a strangeזָ֑רZarH2114manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376.Her husband’sיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993brotherH2993shall goיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935in to her and takeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947her to himself as wifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802and performH2992the dutyH2992of a husband’sוְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃ve.yi.be.MahH2992brotherH2992to her.

6It shall be that the firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she bearsתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205shallassumeיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of his deadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251, so thathis nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034will not be blottedיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229out from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376does not desireיַחְפֹּץ֙yach.PotzH2654to takeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947his brother’sיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994wifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994,then his brother’sH2994wifeH2994shall goוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927up to the gateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179to the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and sayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559, ‘My husband’sיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993brotherH2993refusesמֵאֵ֨יןme.'EinH3985to establishלְהָקִ֨יםle.ha.KimH6965a nameשֵׁם֙shemH8034for his brotherלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;he is not willingאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14to performH2992the dutyH2992of a husband’sיַבְּמִֽי׃ya.be.MiH2992brotherH2992to me.’

8Then the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shall summonוְקָֽרְאוּ־ve.ka.re.'u-H7121him and speakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696to him. And ifhe persistsוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975and saysוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, ‘I do not desireחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947her,’

9then his brother’sאָחִֽיו'a.ChivH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994shall comeוְנִגְּשָׁ֨הve.ni.ge.ShahH5066to him in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and pullוְחָלְצָ֤הve.chal.TzahH2502his sandalנַעֲלוֹ֙na.'a.LoH5275offמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480 H5921his footרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272andspitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417in his faceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440; and she shalldeclareוְעָֽנְתָה֙ וְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'a.ne.Tah ve.'A.me.RahH6030 H559, ‘Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602it is doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834does not buildיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129up his brother’sH251houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.’

10In Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034shall be calledוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121, ‘The houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of him whose sandalהַנָּֽעַל׃ סha.Na.'alH5275is removedחֲל֥וּץcha.LutzH2502.’

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