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. Lexicon But ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the man הָאִ֔ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person does not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no want יַחְפֹּץ֙ (yaḥ·pōṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire to marry לָקַ֖חַת (lā·qa·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take his brother’s widow, יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ (yə·ḇim·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2994: A sister-in-law she יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ (yə·ḇim·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2994: A sister-in-law is to go וְעָלְתָה֩ (wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the elders הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים (haz·zə·qê·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old at the city gate הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה (haš·ša‘·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate and say, וְאָֽמְרָה֙ (wə·’ā·mə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “My husband’s brother יְבָמִ֜י (yə·ḇā·mî) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2993: Husband's brother refuses מֵאֵ֨ין (mê·’ên) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3985: To refuse to preserve לְהָקִ֨ים (lə·hā·qîm) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand his brother’s לְאָחִ֥יו (lə·’ā·ḥîw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) name שֵׁם֙ (šêm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name in Israel. בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc He is not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no willing אָבָ֖ה (’ā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” יַבְּמִֽי׃ (yab·bə·mî) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2992: To perform the duty of a husband's brother Additional Translations But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate to the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuses to raise up to his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother. And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother unto me. And if the man should not be willing to take his brother's wife, then shall the woman go up to the gate to the elders, and she shall say, My husband's brother will not raise up the name of his brother in Israel, my husband's brother has refused. But if the man like not to take his brother's wife, his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel: he will not perform for me the duty of a husband's brother. And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of an husband's brother unto me. And if the man shall not like to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate to the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up to his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother. If the man doesn't want to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to the elders, and say, "My husband's brother refuses to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother to me." 'And if the man doth not delight to take his brother's wife, then hath his brother's wife gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and said, My husband's brother is refusing to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he hath not been willing to perform the duty of my husband's brother; 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 KJV 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. 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