Verse 7
Deuteronomy 25:7
English Revised Version
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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;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אִם לֹ֤א יַחְפֹּץ֙ הָ/אִ֔ישׁ לָ/קַ֖חַת אֶת יְבִמְתּ֑/וֹ וְ/עָלְתָה֩ יְבִמְתּ֨/וֹ הַ/שַּׁ֜עְרָ/ה אֶל הַ/זְּקֵנִ֗ים וְ/אָֽמְרָה֙ מֵאֵ֨ין יְבָמִ֜/י לְ/הָקִ֨ים לְ/אָחִ֥י/ו שֵׁם֙ בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה יַבְּמִֽ/י
English Translation
And if the man does not want 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 does not want to marry me."
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