Verse 7
Deuteronomy 25:7
Bible in Basic English
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But if the man says he will not take his brother's wife, then let the wife go to the responsible men of the town, and say, My husband's brother will not keep his brother's name living in Israel; he will not do what it is right for a husband's brother to do.
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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