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 25:9 in other translations
| BSB | his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.” |
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| WEB | then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his sandal from off his foot, and spit in his face. She shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.” |
| ASV | 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 she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother’s house. |
| YLT | ‘Then hath his brother's wife drawn nigh unto him, before the eyes of the elders, and drawn his shoe from off his foot, and spat in his face, and answered and said, Thus it is done to the man who doth not build up the house of his brother; |
| DARBY | then shall his brother's wife come near to him before the eyes of the elders, and draw his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that will not build up his brother's house. |
| BBE | Then his brother's wife is to come to him, before the responsible men of the town, and take his shoe off his foot, and put shame on him, and say, So let it be done to the man who will not take care of his brother's name. |
| Webster | Then shall his brother's wife come to 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 to that man that will not build up his brother's house. |
What does Deuteronomy 25:9 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 25:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 25:9
- Ruth 4:7-8
Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel. Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
- Numbers 12:14
And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
- Isaiah 20:2
At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
- Isaiah 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
- Mark 10:34
And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Genesis 38:8-10
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
- John 1:27
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
- Ruth 4:10-11
Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:
- Matthew 26:67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
- Mark 1:7
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
- Job 30:10
They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
- Matthew 27:30
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
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Ru 4:7,8; Isa 20:2; Mr 1:7; Joh 1:27
spit.
Nu 12:14; Job 30:10; Isa 50:6; Mt 26:67; 27:30; Mr 10:34
So shall.
Ge 38:8-10; Ru 4:10,11; 1Sa 2:30
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Context
- 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 25:10
And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
Deuteronomy 25:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Llegaráse entonces su cuñada á él delante de los ancianos, y le descalzará el zapato de su pie, y escupirále en el rostro, y hablará y dirá: Así será hecho al varón que no edificare la casa de su hermano. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | alors sa belle-sœur s’approchera de lui devant les yeux des anciens, et lui ôtera la sandale de son pied, et lui crachera à la figure, et elle répondra et dira: C’est ainsi qu’il sera fait à l’homme qui ne bâtira pas la maison de son frère. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich habe keine Lust, sie zu nehmen, so soll seine Schwägerin vor den Augen der Ältesten zu ihm hintreten, und ihm den Schuh von seinem Fuße ausziehen und ihm ins Angesicht speien; und sie soll antworten und sprechen: Also soll dem Manne getan werden, der das Haus seines Bruders nicht bauen will! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | accedet mulier ad eum coram senioribus, et tollet calceamentum de pede ejus, spuetque in faciem illius, et dicet: Sic fiet homini, qui non ædificat domum fratris sui. |