Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they shall cause him to be sent for forthwith, and shall ask him. If he answer: I will not take her to wife: I like not 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. Context Widowhood and Marriage…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:9The woman shall come to him before the ancients, and shall take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and say: So shall it be done to the man that will not build up his brother's house:… Cross References Deuteronomy 25:7 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. Deuteronomy 25:9 The woman shall come to him before the ancients, and shall take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and say: So shall it be done to the man that will not build up his brother's house: Ruth 4:7 Now this in former times was the manner in Israel between kinsmen, that if at any time one yielded his right to another: that the grant might be sure, the man put off his shoe and gave it to his neighbour; this was a testimony of cession of right in Israel. Lexicon Then the eldersזִקְנֵי־ (ziq·nê-) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old of his city עִיר֖וֹ (‘î·rōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement shall summon וְקָֽרְאוּ־ (wə·qā·rə·’ū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read him ל֥וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and speak וְדִבְּר֣וּ (wə·ḏib·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue with him. אֵלָ֑יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to If he persists וְעָמַ֣ד (wə·‘ā·maḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations and says, וְאָמַ֔ר (wə·’ā·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “I do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no want חָפַ֖צְתִּי (ḥā·p̄aṣ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire to marry her,” לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ (lə·qaḥ·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take Additional Translations Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her; Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her; And the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him; and if he stand and say, I will not take her: Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak unto him; and if he stand to it and say, I like not to take her; Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her; Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him: and if he shall stand to it, and say, I like not to take her, Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him: and if he stand, and say, "I don't want to take her;" and the elders of his city have called for him, and spoken unto him, and he hath stood and said, I have no desire to take her; Jump to Previous City Desire Elders Marry Responsible Speak Stand Stood Summon Talk Want WishJump to Next City Desire Elders Marry Responsible Speak Stand Stood Summon Talk Want WishLinks Deuteronomy 25:8 NIVDeuteronomy 25:8 NLT Deuteronomy 25:8 ESV Deuteronomy 25:8 NASB Deuteronomy 25:8 KJV Deuteronomy 25:8 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 25:8 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 25:8 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 25:8 French Bible Deuteronomy 25:8 German Bible Alphabetical: and city desire do elders he her her' him his I If in marry not of persists saying says shall speak summon take talk the Then to town want OT Law: Deuteronomy 25:8 Then the elders of his city shall (Deut. 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