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Luke 20:28

NETBible	They asked him,¹ “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but *no children, that man² must marry³ the widow and father children⁴ for his brother*.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Luk 20:28	"Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 20:28	and they questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that IF A MAN’S BROTHER DIES, having a wife, AND HE IS CHILDLESS, HIS BROTHER SHOULD MARRY THE WIFE AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 20:28	They posed this question: "Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will be the brother’s heir.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 20:28	"Teacher, Moses wrote us that if a man dies and leaves a wife but no child, his brother is obligated to take the widow to wife and get her with child.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 20:28	Master, Moses said that if a man’s brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 20:28	and asked him a question, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 20:28	saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
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KJV	Saying <3004> (5723)_, Master <1320>_, Moses <3475> wrote <1125> (5656) unto us <2254>_, If <1437> any man's <5100> brother <80> die <599> (5632)_, having <2192> (5723) a wife <1135>_, and <2532> he <3778> die <599> (5632) without children <815>_, that <2443> his <846> brother <80> should take <2983> (5632) his wife <1135>_, and <2532> raise up <1817> (5661) seed <4690> unto his <846> brother <80>_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 20:28	and they questioned <1905> Him, saying <3004> , "Teacher <1320> , Moses <3475> wrote <1125> for us that IF <1437> A MAN'S <5100> BROTHER <80> DIES <599> , having <2192> a wife <1135> , AND HE IS CHILDLESS <815> , HIS BROTHER <80> SHOULD MARRY <2983> THE WIFE <1135> AND RAISE <1817> UP CHILDREN <4690> TO HIS BROTHER <80> .
NET [draft] ITL	They asked <3004> him, “Teacher <1320> , Moses <3475> wrote <1125> for us <2254> that if <1437> a man’s <5100> brother <80> dies <599> leaving <2192> a wife <1135> but <3778> no children <815> , that man <1510> must marry <2983> the widow <80> <846> <1135> and <2532> father <1817> children <4690> for his <846> brother <80> .
GREEK	legontev <3004> (5723) V-PAP-NPM didaskale <1320> N-VSM mwushv <3475> N-NSM egraqen <1125> (5656) V-AAI-3S hmin <2254> P-1DP ean <1437> COND tinov <5100> X-GSM adelfov <80> N-NSM apoyanh <599> (5632) V-2AAS-3S ecwn <2192> (5723) V-PAP-NSM gunaika <1135> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ outov <3778> D-NSM ateknov <815> A-NSM h <1510> (5753) V-PXS-3S ina <2443> CONJ labh <2983> (5632) V-2AAS-3S o <3588> T-NSM adelfov <80> N-NSM autou <846> P-GSM thn <3588> T-ASF gunaika <1135> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ exanasthsh <1817> (5661) V-AAS-3S sperma <4690> N-ASN tw <3588> T-DSM adelfw <80> N-DSM autou <846> P-GSM

NETBible

They asked him,¹ “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man² must marry³ the widow and father children⁴ for his brother.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

²tn Grk “his brother”; but this would be redundant in English with the same phrase “his brother” at the end of the verse, so most modern translations render this phrase “the man” (so NIV, NRSV).

³tn The use of ἵνα (Jina) with imperatival force is unusual (BDF §470.1).

⁴tn Grk “and raise up seed,” an idiom for procreating children (L&N 23.59).

⁵sn A quotation from Deut 25:5. Because the OT quotation does not include “a wife” as the object of the verb, it has been left as normal type. This practice is called levirate marriage (see also Ruth 4:1-12; Mishnah, m. Yevamot; Josephus, Ant. 4.8.23 [4.254-256]). The levirate law is described in Deut 25:5-10. The brother of a man who died without a son had an obligation to marry his brother’s widow. This served several purposes: It provided for the widow in a society where a widow with no children to care for her would be reduced to begging, and it preserved the name of the deceased, who would be regarded as the legal father of the first son produced from that marriage.