Deuteronomy 25:6

Deuteronomy 25:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.

Context of Deuteronomy 25:6

4“You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain. 5“If two brothers are living together on the same property and one of them dies without a son, his widow may not be married to anyone from outside the family. Instead, her husband’s brother should marry her and have intercourse with her to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law. The first son she bears to him will be considered the son of the dead brother, so that his name will not be forgotten in Israel. 7“But if the man refuses to marry his brother’s widow, she must go to the town gate and say to the elders assembled there, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel—he refuses to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law by marrying me.’ 8The elders of the town will then summon him and talk with him. If he still refuses and says, ‘I don’t want to marry her,’

Deuteronomy 25:6 word by word

וְהָיָ֗ה הַבְּכוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּלֵ֔ד יָק֕וּם עַל־שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו הַמֵּ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• which she bearethיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• shall succeedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• be not put outמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 25:6

• Genesis 28:8It was now very clear to Esau that his father did not like the local Canaanite women.
• Deuteronomy 9:14Leave me alone so I may destroy them and erase their name from under heaven. Then I will make a mighty nation of your descendants, a nation larger and more powerful than they are.’
• Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord will never pardon such people. Instead his anger and jealousy will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will come down on them, and the Lord will erase their names from under heaven.
• Ruth 4:10And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today.”
• Psalms 9:5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever.
• Psalms 109:13May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.
• Deuteronomy 21:19In such a case, the father and mother must take the son to the elders as they hold court at the town gate.
• Ruth 4:1Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 The law of levirate marriage. The law on this subject is not unique to the Jews, but is found (see Genesis 38:8) in all essential respects the same among various Oriental nations, ancient and modern. The rules in these verses, like those upon divorce, do but incorporate existing immemorial usages, and introduce various wise and politic limitations and mitigations of them. The root of the obligation here imposed upon the brother of the deceased…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-105-10. the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother ... shall take her to him to wife--This usage existed before the age of Moses (Ge 38:8). But the Mosaic law rendered the custom obligatory (Mt 22:25) on younger brothers, or the nearest kinsman, to marry the widow (Ru 4:4), by associating the natural desire of perpetuating a brother's name with the preservation of property in the Hebrew families and tribes. If the…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 25:6

• Brother
• Inheritance
• Marriage
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Beat
• Exceed
• Gate
• Hindmost
• Levirate Law
• Muzzle
• Stripe

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings