Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” Young's Literal Translation ‘And if the man doth not delight to take his brother’s wife, then hath his brother’s wife gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and said, My husband’s brother is refusing to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he hath not been willing to perform the duty of my husband’s brother; King James Bible 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. Hebrew But ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the man הָאִ֔ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person does not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no want יַחְפֹּץ֙ (yaḥ·pōṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire to marry לָקַ֖חַת (lā·qa·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3947: To take his brother’s widow, יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ (yə·ḇim·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2994: A sister-in-law she יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ (yə·ḇim·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2994: A sister-in-law is to go וְעָלְתָה֩ (wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the elders הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים (haz·zə·qê·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2205: Old at the city gate הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה (haš·ša‘·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate and say, וְאָֽמְרָה֙ (wə·’ā·mə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “My husband’s brother יְבָמִ֜י (yə·ḇā·mî) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 2993: Husband's brother refuses מֵאֵ֨ין (mê·’ên) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3985: To refuse to preserve לְהָקִ֨ים (lə·hā·qîm) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand his brother’s לְאָחִ֥יו (lə·’ā·ḥîw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) name שֵׁם֙ (šêm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name in Israel. בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc He is not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no willing אָבָ֖ה (’ā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” יַבְּמִֽי׃ (yab·bə·mî) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 2992: To perform the duty of a husband's brother |
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