Deuteronomy 25
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Deuteronomy 25:5-7

5If brethrenH251 shall dwellH3427 togetherH3162, and oneH259 of them shall dieH4191, and have no childH1121, the wifeH802 of the deadH4191 shall not marry outsideH2351 the family to a strangerH376H2114: her husband’s brotherH2993 shall go inH935 to her, and takeH3947 her to him for a wifeH802, and perform the duty of an husband’s brotherH2992 to her.1 6And it shall be, that the firstbornH1060 which she bearethH3205 shall succeedH6965 in the nameH8034 of his brotherH251 who is deadH4191, that his nameH8034 may not be blotted outH4229 from IsraelH3478. 7And if the manH376 shall not desireH2654 to takeH3947 his brother’s wifeH2994, then let his brother’s wifeH2994 go upH5927 to the gateH8179 to the eldersH2205, and sayH559, My husband’s brotherH2993 refusethH3985 to raise upH6965 to his brotherH251 a nameH8034 in IsraelH3478, he willH14 not perform the duty of my husband’s brotherH2992.2

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  1. 1. Deuteronomy 25:5 her husband’s...: or, her next kinsman ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 25:7 brother’s: or, next kinsman’s ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain