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Deuteronomy 25:9

NETBible	then his sister-in-law must approach him in view of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face.¹ She will then respond, “Thus may it be done to any man who does not maintain his brother’s family line!”²
NIV © biblegateway Deu 25:9	his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, take off one of his sandals, spit in his face and say, "This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother’s family line."
NASB © biblegateway Deu 25:9	then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall declare, ‘Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’
NLT © biblegateway Deu 25:9	the widow must walk over to him in the presence of the leaders, pull his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. She will then say, ‘This is what happens to a man who refuses to raise up a son for his brother.’
MSG © biblegateway Deu 25:9	his sister-in-law is to pull his sandal off his foot, spit in his face, and say, "This is what happens to the man who refuses to build up the family of his brother
BBE © SABDAweb Deu 25:9	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Deu 25:9	then his brother’s wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, pull his sandal off his foot, spit in his face, and declare, "This is what is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house."
NKJV © biblegateway Deu 25:9	"then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and answer and say, ‘So shall it be done to the man who will not build up his brother’s house.’
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KJV	Then shall his brother's wife <02994> come <05066> (8738) unto him in the presence <05869> of the elders <02205>_, and loose <02502> (8804) his shoe <05275> from off his foot <07272>_, and spit <03417> (8804) in his face <06440>_, and shall answer <06030> (8804) and say <0559> (8804)_, So shall it be done <06213> (8735) unto that man <0376> that will not build up <01129> (8799) his brother's <0251> house <01004>_.
NASB © biblegateway Deu 25:9	then his brother's <0251> wife <02994> shall come <05066> to him in the sight <05869> of the elders <02205> , and pull <02502> his sandal <05275> off <04480> <5921> his foot <07272> and spit <03417> in his face <06440> ; and she shall declare <06030> <559>, 'Thus <03602> it is done <06213> to the man <0376> who <0834> does not build <01129> up his brother's <0251> house <01004> .'
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ proselyousa <4334> V-AAPNS h <3588> T-NSF gunh <1135> N-NSF tou <3588> T-GSM adelfou <80> N-GSM autou <846> D-GSM enanti <1725> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF gerousiav <1087> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ upolusei {V-FAI-3S} to <3588> T-ASN upodhma <5266> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM to <3588> T-ASN en <1519> A-ASN apo <575> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM podov <4228> N-GSM autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ emptusetai <1716> V-FMI-3S eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN proswpon <4383> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ apokriyeisa {V-APPNS} erei {V-FAI-3S} outwv <3778> ADV poihsousin <4160> V-FAI-3P tw <3588> T-DSM anyrwpw <444> N-DSM ov <3739> R-NSM ouk <3364> ADV oikodomhsei <3618> V-FAI-3S ton <3588> T-ASM oikon <3624> N-ASM tou <3588> T-GSM adelfou <80> N-GSM autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	then his sister-in-law <02994> must approach <05066> him in view <05869> of the elders <02205> , remove <02502> his sandal <05275> from <05921> his foot <07272> , and spit <03417> in his face <06440> . She will then respond <06030> , “Thus <03602> may it be done <06213> to any man <0376> who <0834> does not <03808> maintain <01129> his brother’s <0251> family line <01004> !”
HEBREW	wyxa <0251> tyb <01004> ta <0853> hnby <01129> al <03808> rsa <0834> syal <0376> hvey <06213> hkk <03602> hrmaw <0559> htnew <06030> wynpb <06440> hqryw <03417> wlgr <07272> lem <05921> wlen <05275> hulxw <02502> Mynqzh <02205> ynyel <05869> wyla <0413> wtmby <02994> hsgnw (25:9) <05066>

NETBible

then his sister-in-law must approach him in view of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face.¹ She will then respond, “Thus may it be done to any man who does not maintain his brother’s family line!”²

NET Notes

¹sn The removal of the sandal was likely symbolic of the relinquishment by the man of any claim to his dead brother’s estate since the sandal was associated with the soil or land (cf. Ruth 4:7-8). Spitting in the face was a sign of utmost disgust or disdain, an emotion the rejected widow would feel toward her uncooperative brother-in-law (cf. Num 12:14; Lev 15:8). See W. Bailey, NIDOTTE 2:544.

²tn Heb “build the house of his brother”; TEV “refuses to give his brother a descendant”; NLT “refuses to raise up a son for his brother.”