Verse 4
Deuteronomy 25:4
Free Bible Version
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When two brothers live near to each other and one of them dies without having a son, the widow is not to marry a stranger outside the family. Her husband's brother is to marry her and sleep with her, fulfilling the requirements of a brother-in-law to provide her with children.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֹא תַחְסֹ֥ם שׁ֖וֹר בְּ/דִישֽׁ/וֹ
English Translation
You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
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Chapter 25 Context
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If the person who is guilty is sentenced to be flogged, the judge shall order them to lie down and b...
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They are not to receive more than forty lashes. More than that would be to publicly humiliate them.
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When two brothers live near to each other and one of them dies without having a son, the widow is no...
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The first son she has will be named after the dead brother, so that his name won't be forgotten in I...
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However, if the man refuses to marry his brother's widow, she shall go to the elders at the town gat...
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The town elders are to summon him and talk with him. If he continues to refuse and says, “I don't wa...
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his brother's widow is to confront him in the presence of the elders, pull off his sandal, spit in h...
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From then on his family name in Israel will be called “The Family of the Pulled-off Sandal.”
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If two men are fighting, and one of their wives intervenes to save her husband from being beaten, an...
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you are to cut her hand off. Don't show her any mercy.
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Don't have two different measuring containers in your house, one that's large and one that's small.
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Make sure you always use accurate and true weights and measures. In that way you will have long live...
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Once the Lord your God (Elohim) gives you peace after fighting your enemies in the country that he's...
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