Treasury of Scripture Knowledge When brethren dwell together, and one of them dieth without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry to another: but his brother shall take her, and raise up seed for his brother: brethren Matthew 22:24 Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up issue to his brother. Mark 12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us that if any man's brother die and leave his wife behind him and leave no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother. Luke 20:28 Saying: Master, Moses wrote unto us: If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife and raise up seed unto his brother. husband's brother. Genesis 38:8,9 Juda, therefore, said to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother. . . . Ruth 1:12,13 Return again, my daughters, and go your ways: for I am now spent with age, and not fit for wedlock. Although I might conceive this night, and bear children, . . . Ruth 3:9 And he said to her: Who art thou ? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman. 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. Context Widowhood and Marriage5When brethren dwell together, and one of them dieth without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry to another: but his brother shall take her, and raise up seed for his brother:6And the first son he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of Israel.… Cross References Matthew 22:24 Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up issue to his brother. Mark 12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us that if any man's brother die and leave his wife behind him and leave no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother. Luke 20:28 Saying: Master, Moses wrote unto us: If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife and raise up seed unto his brother. Genesis 19:31 And the elder said to the younger: Our father is old, and there is no man left on the earth, to come in unto us after the manner of the whole earth. Genesis 38:8 Juda, therefore, said to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother. Ruth 1:11 But she answered them: Return, my daughters: why come ye with me? have I any more sons in my womb, that you may hope for husbands of me? Ruth 3:2 This Booz, with whose maids thou wast joined in the field, is our near kinsman, and behold this night he winnoweth barley in the threshingfloor. Ruth 3:13 Rest thou this night: and when morning is come, if he will take thee by the right of kindred, all is well: but if he will not, I will undoubtedly take thee, so the Lord liveth: sleep till the morning. 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. Lexicon Whenכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction brothers אַחִ֜ים (’a·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) dwell יֵשְׁב֨וּ (yê·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry together יַחְדָּ֗ו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3162: A unit, unitedly and one אַחַ֤ד (’a·ḥaḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first of them מֵהֶם֙ (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They dies וּמֵ֨ת (ū·mêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill without אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle a son, וּבֵ֣ן (ū·ḇên) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son the widow אֵֽשֶׁת־ (’ê·šeṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female must not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no marry תִהְיֶ֧ה (ṯih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be outside [the family]. הַח֖וּצָה (ha·ḥū·ṣāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors Her husband’s brother יְבָמָהּ֙ (yə·ḇā·māh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2993: Husband's brother is to take her וּלְקָחָ֥הּ (ū·lə·qā·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take as his ל֛וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew wife לְאִשָּׁ֖ה (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. וְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃ (wə·yib·bə·māh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2992: To perform the duty of a husband's brother Additional Translations When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.If brothers dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without to a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother to her. If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married 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 a husband's brother unto her. And if brethren should live together, and one of them should die, and should not have seed, the wife of the deceased shall not marry out of the family to a man not related: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and shall take her to himself for a wife, and shall dwell with her. If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry a stranger abroad: 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. If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, 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. If brethren shall dwell together, and one of them shall die and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without to a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him for a wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. If brothers dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. 'When brethren dwell together, and one of them hath died, and hath no son, the wife of the dead is not without to a strange man; her husband's brother doth go in unto her, and hath taken her to him for a wife, and doth perform the duty of her husband's brother; Jump to Previous Abroad Child Dead Deceased Die Dies Duty Dwell Husband's Kin Married Marry Outside Perform Stranger Together WifeJump to Next Abroad Child Dead Deceased Die Dies Duty Dwell Husband's Kin Married Marry Outside Perform Stranger Together WifeLinks Deuteronomy 25:5 NIVDeuteronomy 25:5 NLT Deuteronomy 25:5 ESV Deuteronomy 25:5 NASB Deuteronomy 25:5 KJV Deuteronomy 25:5 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 25:5 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 25:5 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 25:5 French Bible Deuteronomy 25:5 German Bible Alphabetical: a and are as be brother brother-in-law brothers deceased dies duty family fulfill go has Her himself his husband's If in live living man married marry must no not of one outside perform shall son strange take the them to together When widow wife without OT Law: Deuteronomy 25:5 If brothers dwell together and one (Deut. 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