Deuteronomy 25:8
Deuteronomy chapter 25 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then 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;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her;
Context
v.7And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall 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 a husband’s brother unto me.
v.8This passage
v.9then 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ruth 4:6
And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: take thou my right of redemption on thee; for I cannot redeem it.