Deuteronomy 25:9

then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face. She shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”

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WEBBE

then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his sandal from off his foot, and spit in his face. She shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”

BSB

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.”

KJV

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.

ASV

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 she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother’s house.

BBE

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.

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וְנִגְּשָׁה ve·ni·ge·shah and she will draw near H5066 יְבִמְתּוֹ ye·vim·to brother's wife his H2994 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to him H413 לְעֵינֵי le·'ei·nei to [the] eyes of H5869 הַזְּקֵנִים ha·ze·ke·nim the elders H2205 וְחָלְצָה ve·chal·tzah and she will draw off H2502 נַעֲלוֹ na·'a·lo sandal his H5275 מֵעַל me·'al from on H5921 רַגְלוֹ rag·lo foot his H7272 וְיָרְקָה ve·ya·re·kah and she will spit H3417 בְּפָנָיו be·fa·nav in face his H6440 וְעָנְתָה ve·'a·ne·tah and she will answer H6030 וְאָמְרָה ve·'a·me·rah and she will say H559 כָּכָה ka·khah thus H3602 יֵעָשֶׂה ye·'a·seh let it be done H6213 לָאִישׁ la·'ish to the man H376 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יִבְנֶה yiv·neh he will build H1129 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 אָחִיו 'a·chiv brother his H251

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ShoeSpitting

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.