9 then shall his brother's wife draw nigh unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say: 'So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.'

10 And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed.

Deuteronomy 25:9-10, JPS Tanakh 1917. Public domain.
Deuteronomy 24
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