New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 25:5-7

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.’

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