Deuteronomy 25:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;”
Deuteronomy 25:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 25:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 25:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him. If he stands and says, “I don’t want to take her,””
Deuteronomy 25:8 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 25:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her; ”
Deuteronomy 25:8 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 25:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the elders of his city have called for him, and spoken unto him, and he hath stood and said, I have no desire to take her;”
Deuteronomy 25:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 25:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak unto him; and if he stand to it and say, I like not to take her; ”
Deuteronomy 25:8 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 25:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Elders of his citie shall call him, and commune with him: if he stand and say, I wil not take her,”
Deuteronomy 25:8 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 25:8 in Context — Deuteronomy 25
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.
8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;
9 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.
10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
What Does Deuteronomy 25:8 Mean?
Deuteronomy 25:8 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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