Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation But if the dead man's brother does not want to marry her, she is to go before the town leaders and say, 'My husband's brother will not do his duty; he refuses to give his brother a descendant among the people of Israel.' New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But if he will not take his brother's wife, who by law belongeth to him, the woman shall go to the gate of the city, and call upon the ancients, and say: My husband's brother refuseth to raise up his brother's name in Israel: and will not take me to wife. Context Widowhood and Marriage…6And the first son he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of Israel. 7But if he will not take his brother's wife, who by law belongeth to him, the woman shall go to the gate of the city, and call upon the ancients, and say: My husband's brother refuseth to raise up his brother's name in Israel: and will not take me to wife.8And they shall cause him to be sent for forthwith, and shall ask him. If he answer: I will not take her to wife:… Cross References Deuteronomy 25:8 And they shall cause him to be sent for forthwith, and shall ask him. If he answer: I will not take her to wife: Ruth 4:5 And Booz said to him: When thou shalt buy the field at the woman's hand, thou must take also Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of the deceased: to raise up the name of thy kinsman in his inheritance. Ruth 4:6 He answered: I yield up my right of next akin: for I must not cut off the posterity of my own family. Do thou make use of my privilege, which I profess I do willingly forego. Jump to Previous Brother's Desire Duty Elders Establish Husband's Israel Perform Raise Refuses Refuseth Want Wife WillingJump to Next Brother's Desire Duty Elders Establish Husband's Israel Perform Raise Refuses Refuseth Want Wife WillingLinks Deuteronomy 25:7 NIVDeuteronomy 25:7 NLT Deuteronomy 25:7 ESV Deuteronomy 25:7 NASB Deuteronomy 25:7 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 25:7 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 25:7 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 25:7 French Bible Deuteronomy 25:7 German Bible Alphabetical: a and at brother brother-in-law brother's But carry desire does duty elders establish for fulfill gate go He his However husband's if in is Israel man marry me me' My name not of on perform refuses say shall she take the then to town up want wife will willing OT Law: Deuteronomy 25:7 If the man doesn't want to take (Deut. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |