And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.

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But if the man does not want to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the (A)gate to the elders, and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to raise up a name to his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.’

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And if the man does not wish to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall (A)go up to the gate to the elders and say, ‘My husband's brother refuses to perpetuate his brother's name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.’

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(A)But if the man does not desire to take his brother’s widow, then his brother’s widow 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.’

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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 his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, (A)remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and answer and say, ‘So shall it be done to the man who will not (B)build up his brother’s house.’

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then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders and (A)pull his sandal off his foot and (B)spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, ‘So shall it be done to the man who does not (C)build up his brother's house.’

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(A)then his brother’s widow shall come up to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and (B)spit in his face; and she shall [a]declare, ‘This is what is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house!’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 25:9 Lit answer and say