Deuteronomy 25:8
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;
Deuteronomy 25:8 in other translations
| BSB | Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,” |
|---|---|
| WEB | 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,” |
| ASV | 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; |
| YLT | 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; |
| DARBY | 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; |
| BBE | Then the responsible men of the town will send for the man, and have talk with him: and if he still says, I will not take her; |
| Webster | Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him: and if he shall stand to it, and say, I like not to take her, |
What does Deuteronomy 25:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 25:5-10
5-10. the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother ... shall take her to him to wife--This usage existed before the age of Moses (Ge 38:8). But the Mosaic law rendered the custom obligatory (Mt 22:25) on younger brothers, or the nearest kinsman, to marry the widow (Ru 4:4), by associating the natural desire of perpetuating a brother's name with the preservation of property in…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:5-12
The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.
Deuteronomy 25:8 in the original Hebrew
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Deuteronomy 25:8
- Ruth 4:6
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Deuteronomy 25:7
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.
- Deuteronomy 25:8
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;
- Deuteronomy 25:9
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.
Deuteronomy 25:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces los ancianos de aquella ciudad lo harán venir, y hablarán con él: y si él se levantare, y dijere, No quiero tomarla, |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les anciens de sa ville l’appelleront, et lui parleront; et s’il tient ferme, et dit: Il ne me plaît pas de la prendre, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Ältesten seiner Stadt sollen ihn rufen und mit ihm reden; und besteht er darauf und spricht: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Statimque accersiri eum facient, et interrogabunt. Si responderit: Nolo eam uxorem accipere: |