Deuteronomy 25:9

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Deuteronomy 25:9

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New American Standard Bible

then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall declare, ‘Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’

King James Version

Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.

Holman Bible

then his sister-in-law will go up to him in the sight of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she will declare, ‘This is what is done to a man who will not build up his brother’s house.’

International Standard Version

then she is to approach her brother-in-law in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and say in response, "May this be done to the man who does not preserve the lineage of his brother.'

A Conservative Version

then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's h

American Standard Version

then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.

Amplified

then his brother’s widow shall approach him in the presence of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, ‘So it is done to that man who does not build up his brother’s household.’

Bible in Basic English

Then his brother's wife is to come to him, before the responsible men of the town, and take his shoe off his foot, and put shame on him, and say, So let it be done to the man who will not take care of his brother's name.

Darby Translation

then shall his brother's wife come near to him before the eyes of the elders, and draw his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that will not build up his brother's house.

Julia Smith Translation

And his brother's wife drew near to him before the eyes of the old men, and drew off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and answered and said, Thus shall it be done to the man who will not build up the house of his brother.

King James 2000

Lexham Expanded Bible

[then] his sister-in-law shall go near him before the eyes of the elders, and she shall pull off his sandal from his foot, and she shall spit in his face, and she shall {declare} and she shall say, 'This is how it is done to the man who does not build the house of his brother.'

Modern King James verseion

then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of his elders, and take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done to that man who will not build up his brother's house.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

then let his sister-in-law go unto him in the presence of the elders and loose his shoe off his foot and spit in his face and answer and say, 'So shall it be done unto that man that will not build his brother's house.'

NET Bible

then his sister-in-law must approach him in view of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. She will then respond, "Thus may it be done to any man who does not maintain his brother's family line!"

New Heart English Bible

then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, "So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house."

The Emphasized Bible

Then shall his brothers wife come near unto him in the presence of the elders, and draw his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, - and respond and say, Thus shall it be done unto the man who will not build up the house of his brother.

Webster

Then shall his brother's wife come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done to that man that will not build up his brother's house.

World English Bible

Youngs Literal Translation

'Then hath his brother's wife drawn nigh unto him, before the eyes of the elders, and drawn his shoe from off his foot, and spat in his face, and answered and said, Thus it is done to the man who doth not build up the house of his brother;

Themes

Brother » Brother's widow. » Law concerning levirate marriage of

Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages

Marriage » Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow)

Shoe » Loosened as a sign of refusal to observe the levirate marriage

Shoes » Customs connected with » A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife disgraced by pulling off his shoes

Spitting » In the face, as an indignity

Topics

Faces

Spitting

Saliva

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

Then shall his brother's wife

H2994

יבמת
Y@bemeth

brother's wife, sister in law

Usage: 5

come

H5066

נגשׁ
Nagash

..near, come, ..nigh, bring, ... hither, offer, approach, forth,

Usage: 125

unto him in the presence

H5869

עין
`ayin

eye, sight, seem, colour, fountain, well, face, pleased , presence, displeased , before, pleased , conceit, think,

Usage: 372

of the elders

H2205

זקן
Zaqen

elders, old, old man, ancient, aged, eldest, ancient man, senators, old women

Usage: 178

and loose

H2502

חלץ
Chalats

deliver, Arm, loose, armed men, prepared, take, army, make fat, put off, delivered out, draw out, armed soldiers, withdrawn

Usage: 44

his shoe

H5275

נעלה נעל
Na`al

shoe, dryshod, shoelatchet

Usage: 22

from off his foot

H7272

רגל
Regel

feet, footstool , after, times, follow, piss , toes, journey, legs,

Usage: 247

and spit

H3417

ירק
Yaraq

spit, but

Usage: 3

in his face

H6440

פּנים
Paniym

before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,

Usage: 2119

and shall answer

H6030

ענה
`anah

answer, hear, testify, speak, sing, bear, cry, witness, give,

Usage: 329

and say

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

So shall it be done

H6213

do, make, wrought, deal, commit, offer, execute, keep, shew, prepare, work, do so, perform, get, dress, maker, maintain,

Usage: 0

unto that man

H376

אישׁ
'iysh

man, men, one, husband, any,

Usage: 692

that will not build up

H1129

בּנה
Banah

build, build up, builder, made, built again, repair, set up, have children, obtain children +, surely

Usage: 376

his brother's

H251

אח
'ach

brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, another, other

Usage: 629

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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 25:9

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 24207
Deuteronomy Rank: 769
3 Topics
6 Themes
13 Cross References
2 Readings
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1 Phrase
19 References

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

⁸ Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak to him. And if he persists and says, ‘I do not desire to take her,’ ⁹ then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall declare, ‘Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’ ¹⁰ In Israel his name shall be called, ‘The house of him whose sandal is removed.’

Phrases

Build the House

Cross References

Numbers 12:14

But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be shut up for seven days outside the camp, and afterward she may be received again.”

Ruth 4:7-8

Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel.

Job 30:10

“They abhor me and stand aloof from me,
And they do not refrain from spitting at my face.

Isaiah 50:6

I gave My back to those who strike Me,
And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard;
I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.

Genesis 38:8-10

Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”

Ruth 4:10-11

Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the court of his birth place; you are witnesses today.”

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.

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face man shall thus sight wife done brother's house off foot build declare elders spit pull sandal

Deuteronomy 25:9

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