Deuteronomy Chapter 25 verse 9 Holy Bible
then shall his brother's wife come 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.
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Then his brother's wife is to come to him, before the responsible men of the town, and take his shoe off his foot, and put shame on him, and say, So let it be done to the man who will not take care of his brother's name.
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then shall his brother's wife come near to him before the eyes of the elders, and draw his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that will not build up his brother's house.
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Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.
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Then shall his brother's wife come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done to that man that will not build up his brother's house.
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then his brother's wife shall come to 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 to the man who does not build up his brother's house.
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`Then hath his brother's wife drawn nigh unto him, before the eyes of the elders, and drawn his shoe from off his foot, and spat in his face, and answered and said, Thus it is done to the man who doth not build up the house of his brother;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewhis brother’s widowיְבִמְתּ֣וֹ (yə·ḇim·tōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 2994: A sister-in-lawshall go upוְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה (wə·nig·gə·šāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 5066: To draw near, approachto himאֵלָיו֮ (’ê·lāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toin the presenceלְעֵינֵ֣י (lə·‘ê·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - cdcStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainof the elders,הַזְּקֵנִים֒ (haz·zə·qê·nîm)Article | Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 2205: Oldremoveוְחָלְצָ֤ה (wə·ḥā·lə·ṣāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 2502: To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthenhis sandal,נַעֲלוֹ֙ (na·‘ă·lōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5275: A sandal tongue, a sandal, slipperspitוְיָרְקָ֖ה (wə·yā·rə·qāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 3417: To spitin his face,בְּפָנָ֑יו (bə·p̄ā·nāw)Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 6440: The faceand declare,וְאָ֣מְרָ֔ה (wə·’ā·mə·rāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“This is whatכָּ֚כָה (kā·ḵāh)AdverbStrong's 3602: Just sois doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣ה (yê·‘ā·śeh)Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, maketo the manלָאִ֔ישׁ (lā·’îš)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personwhoאֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatwill notלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nomaintainיִבְנֶ֖ה (yiḇ·neh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1129: To buildhis brother’sאָחִֽיו (’ā·ḥîw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )line.”בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseJump to PreviousBrother's Build Declare Draw Elders House Loose Nigh Presence Pull Sandal Shoe Sight Spit Wife
