NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon If brethren'ach (awkh) a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. dwell yashab (yaw-shab') to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry together yachad (yakh'-ad) a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal. and one 'echad (ekh-awd') united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first of them die muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill and have no child ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. the wife 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman of the dead muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill shall not marry without chuwts (khoots) abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without. unto a stranger 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) zuwr (zoor) to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery her husband's brother yabam (yaw-bawm') a brother-in-law -- husband's brother. shall go in bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) unto her and take laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) her to him to wife 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman and perform the duty of an husband's brother yabam (yaw-bam') to marry a (deceased) brother's widow -- perform the duty of a husband's brother, marry. unto her Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "When brothers live together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a strange man. Her husband's brother shall go in to her and take her to himself as wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. King James Bible If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. Holman Christian Standard Bible When brothers live on the same property and one of them dies without a son, the wife of the dead man may not marry a stranger outside the family. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife, have sexual relations with her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law for her. International Standard Version "When two brothers are living together and one of them dies without leaving a son, his widow must not be married outside the family to a foreigner. Instead, the brother-in-law must go to her, take her as his wife, and by doing so perform the duty of a brother-in-law. NET Bible If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man's wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband's brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law. GOD'S WORD® Translation When brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, his widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband's brother must marry her and sleep with her. He must do his duty as her brother-in-law. King James 2000 Bible If brethren dwell together, and one of them dies, and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her. Links Deuteronomy 25:5Deuteronomy 25:5 NIV Deuteronomy 25:5 NLT Deuteronomy 25:5 ESV Deuteronomy 25:5 NASB Deuteronomy 25:5 KJV |