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Matthew 22:24

NETBible	“Teacher, Moses said, ‘*If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children¹ for his brother*.’²
NIV © biblegateway Mat 22:24	"Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 22:24	asking, "Teacher, Moses said, ‘IF A MAN DIES HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.’
NLT © biblegateway Mat 22:24	"Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will be the brother’s heir.’
MSG © biblegateway Mat 22:24	They asked, "Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies childless, his brother is obligated to marry his widow and get her with child.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 22:24	Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother;
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 22:24	"Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies childless, his brother shall marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.’
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 22:24	saying: "Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
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KJV	Saying <3004> (5723)_, Master <1320>_, Moses <3475> said <2036> (5627)_, If <1437> a man <5100> die <599> (5632)_, having <2192> (5723) no <3361> children <5043>_, his <846> brother <80> shall marry <1918> (5692) his <846> wife <1135>_, and <2532> raise up <450> (5692) seed <4690> unto his <846> brother <80>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 22:24	asking <3004> , "Teacher <1320> , Moses <3475> said <3004> , 'IF <1437> A MAN <5100> DIES <599> HAVING <2192> NO <3361> CHILDREN <5043> , HIS BROTHER <80> AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY <1918> HIS WIFE <1135> , AND RAISE <450> UP CHILDREN <5043> FOR HIS BROTHER <80> .'
NET [draft] ITL	“Teacher <1320> , Moses <3475> said <2036> , ‘If <1437> a man <5100> dies <599> without <3361> having <2192> children <5043> , his <846> brother <80> must marry <1918> the widow <1135> and <2532> father <450> children <4690> for his <846> brother <80> .’
GREEK	legontev <3004> (5723) V-PAP-NPM didaskale <1320> N-VSM mwushv <3475> N-NSM eipen <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3S ean <1437> COND tiv <5100> X-NSM apoyanh <599> (5632) V-2AAS-3S mh <3361> PRT-N ecwn <2192> (5723) V-PAP-NSM tekna <5043> N-APN epigambreusei <1918> (5692) V-FAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM adelfov <80> N-NSM autou <846> P-GSM thn <3588> T-ASF gunaika <1135> N-ASF autou <846> P-GSM kai <2532> CONJ anasthsei <450> (5692) V-FAI-3S sperma <4690> N-ASN tw <3588> T-DSM adelfw <80> N-DSM autou <846> P-GSM

NETBible

“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children¹ for his brother.’²

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “and raise up seed,” an idiom for fathering children (L&N 23.59).

²sn A quotation from Deut 25:5. 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.