New American Standard Bible 1995

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Deuteronomy

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"But if the man does not desire to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to the elders and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to establish a name for his brother in Israel; he is not willing to perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.'

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"But if if Conjunction H518 וְאִם־ ve·'im-
the man man Noun H376 הָאִ֔ישׁ ha·'ish,
does not desire to delight in Verb H2654 יַחְפֹּץ֙ yach·potz
to take to take Verb H3947 לָקַ֖חַת la·ka·chat
his brother's sister-in-law Noun H2994 יְבִמְתֹּ֑ו ye·vim·tov;
wife, then his brother's wife sister-in-law Noun H2994 יְבִמְתֹּ֨ו ye·vim·tov
shall go to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 וְעָלְתָה֩ ve·'a·le·tah
up to the gate a gate Noun H8179 הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה ha·sha'·rah
to the elders old Adjective H2205 הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים haz·ze·ke·nim
and say, to utter, say Verb H559 וְאָֽמְרָה֙ ve·'a·me·rah
'My husband's brother husband's brother Noun H2993 יְבָמִ֜י ye·va·mi
refuses to refuse Verb H3985 מֵאֵ֨ין me·'ein
to establish to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 לְהָקִ֨ים le·ha·kim
a name a name Noun H8034 שֵׁם֙ shem
for his brother a brother Noun H251 לְאָחִ֥יו le·'a·chiv
in Israel; "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל be·yis·ra·'el,
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he is not willing to be willing, to consent Verb H14 אָבָ֖ה a·vah
to perform the duty of a husband's brother to perform the duty of a husband's brother Verb H2992 יַבְּמִֽי׃ yab·be·mi.
to me.'      

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But if the man does not desire to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to the elders and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to establish a name for his brother in Israel; he is not willing to perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.'
King James Bible "But And if the man does like not desire to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to unto the elders elders, and say, 'My My husband's brother refuses refuseth to establish a name for raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; Israel, he is will not willing to perform the duty of a my husband's brother to me.'brother.
Hebrew Greek English "But if the man does not desire to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to the elders and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to establish a name for his brother in Israel; he is not willing to perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.'