Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 25:5–6

⁵When 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.^b ⁶The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

Footnotes

b 25:5 Cited in Matthew 22:24|MAT 22:24, Mark 12:19, and Luke 20:28

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Deuteronomy 25:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
brothers	אַחִ֜ים	’a·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H251 brother
dwell	יֵשְׁב֨וּ	yê·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
together	יַחְדָּ֗ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
and one	אַחַ֤ד	’a·ḥaḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of them	מֵהֶם֙	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
dies	וּמֵ֨ת	ū·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
without	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
a son	וּבֵ֣ן	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
the widow	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
marry	תִהְיֶ֧ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
outside	הַח֖וּצָה	ha·ḥū·ṣāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2351 the outside
Her husband’s brother	יְבָמָהּ֙	yə·ḇā·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2993 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	H3947 take
as his	ל֛וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
wife	לְאִשָּׁ֖ה	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 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	H2992 marry

Deuteronomy 25:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The first son	הַבְּכוֹר֙	hab·bə·ḵō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
she bears	תֵּלֵ֔ד	tê·lêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
will carry	יָק֕וּם	yā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the name	שֵׁ֥ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the dead	הַמֵּ֑ת	ham·mêṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
brother	אָחִ֖יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
so that his name	שְׁמ֖וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
will not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be blotted out	יִמָּחֶ֥ה	yim·mā·ḥeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
from Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	mî·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 25:5 Luke 20:28 · Matthew 22:24 · Mark 12:19 · Genesis 38:8–9 · Ruth 1:12–13 · Ruth 3:9 · Ruth 4:5

Deuteronomy 25:6 Psalm 109:13 · Psalm 9:5 · Deuteronomy 21:19 · Ruth 4:10–12 · Deuteronomy 9:14 · Deuteronomy 29:20 · Genesis 28:8–10 · Ruth 4:1–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.