Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 25:7

⁷But 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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the man	הָאִ֔ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
does not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
want	יַחְפֹּץ֙	yaḥ·pōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
to marry	לָקַ֖חַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
his brother’s widow	יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ	yə·ḇim·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2994 sister-in-law
she	יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ	yə·ḇim·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2994 sister-in-law
is to go	וְעָלְתָה֩	wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the elders	הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים	haz·zə·qê·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
at the city gate	הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה	haš·ša‘·rāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8179 gate
and say	וְאָֽמְרָה֙	wə·’ā·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
My husband’s brother	יְבָמִ֜י	yə·ḇā·mî	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H2993 husband's brother
refuses	מֵאֵ֨ין	mê·’ên	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3985 refuse
to preserve	לְהָקִ֨ים	lə·hā·qîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
his brother’s	לְאָחִ֥יו	lə·’ā·ḥîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
name	שֵׁם֙	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
He is not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
willing	אָבָ֖ה	’ā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H14 be willing, consent
to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me	יַבְּמִֽי׃	yab·bə·mî	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H2992 marry

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.