Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 25:5-7

5Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588brethrenH251dwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162, and one of themdieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191, and havenoH3808sonוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121, thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of thedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shallnotH3808marryH3947withoutH3808unto a stranger:herH3947husband’sיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993brotherאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251shallgoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935in untoherH3947, andtakeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947herH3947to him towifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802, andperformH2992thedutyH2992of anhusband’sH2993brotherH251untoherH3947.

6And it shall be, that thefirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060whichH834sheH834beareth shallsucceedיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965in thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251whichH834isdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191, that hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034benotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808blottedoutעַל־'al-H5921ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376likenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808totakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hisbrother’sלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994, then hisbrother’sH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994shallgoוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927upH5927to thegateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179unto theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, andsayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559, Myhusband’sיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993brotherH251refuseth toraiseלְהָקִ֨יםle.ha.KimH6965upH5927unto hisbrotherH251anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, he willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808performH2992thedutyH2992of anhusband’sH2993brotherH251untomeאֶל־'el-H413.

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