Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 25:5-9

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.

8Then theeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shallcallוְקָֽרְאוּ־ve.ka.re.'u-H7121him, andspeakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696unto him: and if hestandוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975, andsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, I likenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808totakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947herאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413;

9then shall hisbrother’sאָחִֽיו'a.ChivH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994comeוְנִגְּשָׁ֨הve.ni.ge.ShahH5066unto him in thepresenceH6440of theeldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205, andlooseH5921hisshoeנַעֲלוֹ֙na.'a.LoH5275fromoffH5921hisfootרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272, andspitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417in hisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440; andsheאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834shallanswerוְעָֽנְתָה֙ve.'a.ne.TahH6030andsayוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'A.me.RahH559,SoH6213shall it bedoneH6213unto themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376that dothnotלֹא־lo'-H3808buildיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129upH5921hisbrother’sH251houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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