Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 25:5-9

5If brethrenאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251dwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162,and oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of them dieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191,and have no childוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121,the wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of the deadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shall not marry withoutהַח֖וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351unto a strangerלְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑רle.'Ish ZarH2114 H376:her husband’s brotherיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993shall go inיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935unto her, and takeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947her to him to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802,and perform the duty of an husband’s brotherוְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃ve.yi.be.MahH2992unto her.

6And it shall be, thatthe firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060which she bearethתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205shall succeedיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965in the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251which isdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191,that his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034be not put outיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And if the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376likeיַחְפֹּץ֙yach.PotzH2654not to takeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947his brother’s wifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994,then let his brother’s wifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994go upוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927to the gateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179unto the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and sayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559,My husband’s brotherיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993refusethמֵאֵ֨יןme.'EinH3985to raise upלְהָקִ֨יםle.ha.KimH6965unto his brotherלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251a nameשֵׁם֙shemH8034in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,he willאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not perform the duty of my husband’s brotherיַבְּמִֽי׃ya.be.MiH2992.

8Then the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shall callוְקָֽרְאוּ־ve.ka.re.'u-H7121him, and speakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696unto him: and ifhe standוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975to it,and sayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,I likeחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654not to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947her;

9Then shall his brother’s wifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994comeוְנִגְּשָׁ֨הve.ni.ge.ShahH5066unto him in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and looseוְחָלְצָ֤הve.chal.TzahH2502his shoeנַעֲלוֹ֙na.'a.LoH5275from off his footרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272,and spitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417in his faceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440,and shall answerוְעָֽנְתָה֙ve.'a.ne.TahH6030and sayוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'A.me.RahH559,So shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213unto that manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376that will not build upיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129his brother’sאָחִֽיו'a.ChivH251houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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