Deuteronomy 25:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.”
Deuteronomy 25:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 25:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 25:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her, and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.”
Deuteronomy 25:5 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 25:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her. ”
Deuteronomy 25:5 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 25:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`When brethren dwell together, and one of them hath died, and hath no son, the wife of the dead is not without to a strange man; her husband's brother doth go in unto her, and hath taken her to him for a wife, and doth perform the duty of her husband's brother;”
Deuteronomy 25:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 25:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry a stranger abroad: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her. ”
Deuteronomy 25:5 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 25:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye and haue no sonne, the wife of the dead shall not marry without: that is, vnto a stranger, but his kinseman shall goe in vnto her, and take her to wife, and doe the kinsemans office to her.”
Deuteronomy 25:5 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 25:5 in Context — Deuteronomy 25
3 Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.
6 And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
7 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.
What Does Deuteronomy 25:5 Mean?
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