Deuteronomy 25:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.”

Young's Literal Translation
‘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;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
his brother’s widow
יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ (yə·ḇim·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2994: A sister-in-law

shall go up
וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה (wə·nig·gə·šāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach

to him
אֵלָיו֮ (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

in the presence
לְעֵינֵ֣י (lə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the elders,
הַזְּקֵנִים֒ (haz·zə·qê·nîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2205: Old

remove
וְחָלְצָ֤ה (wə·ḥā·lə·ṣāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2502: To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen

his sandal,
נַעֲלוֹ֙ (na·‘ă·lōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5275: A sandal tongue, a sandal, slipper

spit
וְיָרְקָ֖ה (wə·yā·rə·qāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3417: To spit

in his face,
בְּפָנָ֑יו (bə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

and declare,
וְאָ֣מְרָ֔ה (wə·’ā·mə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“This is what
כָּ֚כָה (kā·ḵāh)
Adverb
Strong's 3602: Just so

is done
יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה (yê·‘ā·śeh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

to the man
לָאִ֔ישׁ (lā·’îš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

will not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

maintain
יִבְנֶ֖ה (yiḇ·neh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

his brother’s
אָחִֽיו‪‬‪‬ (’ā·ḥîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

line.”
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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