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Deuteronomy 25:5-9
5Ifbrethrenאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251shalldwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162, andoneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of them shalldieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191, and have nochildוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121, thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of thedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shall not marryoutsideהַח֖וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351the family to astrangerלְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑רle.'Ish ZarH376H2114: her husband’sbrotherיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993shall goinיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935to her, andtakeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947her to him for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802, and perform the duty of an husband’sbrotherוְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃ve.yi.be.MahH2992to her.
6And it shall be, that thefirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060which shebearethתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205shallsucceedיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965in thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251who isdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191, that hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034may not be blottedoutיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7And if themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376shall notdesireיַחְפֹּץ֙yach.PotzH2654totakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947his brother’swifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994, then let his brother’swifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994goupוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927to thegateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179to theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, andsayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559, My husband’sbrotherיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993refusethמֵאֵ֨יןme.'EinH3985to raiseupלְהָקִ֨יםle.ha.KimH6965to hisbrotherלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, hewillאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not perform the duty of my husband’sbrotherיַבְּמִֽי׃ya.be.MiH2992.
8Then theeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shallcallוְקָֽרְאוּ־ve.ka.re.'u-H7121him, andspeakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696to him: and if he shallstandוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975to it, andsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, Idesireחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654not totakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947her;
9Then shall his brother’swifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994comeוְנִגְּשָׁ֨הve.ni.ge.ShahH5066to him in thepresenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theeldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205, andlooseוְחָלְצָ֤הve.chal.TzahH2502hisshoeנַעֲלוֹ֙na.'a.LoH5275from off hisfootרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272, andspitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417in hisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440, and shallanswerוְעָֽנְתָה֙ve.'a.ne.TahH6030andsayוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'A.me.RahH559, So shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to thatmanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376that will not buildupיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129hisbrother’sאָחִֽיו'a.ChivH251houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
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
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