Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 25:9

⁹his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
his brother’s widow	יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ	yə·ḇim·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2994 sister-in-law
shall go up	וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה	wə·nig·gə·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
to him	אֵלָיו֮	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
in the presence	לְעֵינֵ֣י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the elders	הַזְּקֵנִים֒	haz·zə·qê·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
remove	וְחָלְצָ֤ה	wə·ḥā·lə·ṣāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
his sandal	נַעֲלוֹ֙	na·‘ă·lōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5275 sandal, shoe
spit	וְיָרְקָ֖ה	wə·yā·rə·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3417 spit
in his face	בְּפָנָ֑יו	bə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and declare	וְאָ֣מְרָ֔ה	wə·’ā·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
This is what	כָּ֚כָה	kā·ḵāh	Adverb	H3602 thus
is done	יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה	yê·‘ā·śeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to the man	לָאִ֔ישׁ	lā·’îš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
maintain	יִבְנֶ֖ה	yiḇ·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
his brother’s	אָחִֽיו	ʾå̄·ḥīw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
line	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

Cross-references

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Numbers 12:14 · Ruth 4:7–8 · Isaiah 50:6 · Genesis 38:8–10 · Ruth 4:10–11 · Isaiah 20:2 · Matthew 27:30 · Mark 10:34 · Job 30:10 · Matthew 26:67 · John 1:27 · Mark 1:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.