Deuteronomy 25
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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כִּֽי־ifיִהְיֶ֥הit will happenרִיב֙a disputeבֵּ֣יןbetweenאֲנָשִׁ֔יםpeopleוְנִגְּשׁ֥וּand they will draw nearאֶל־toהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טthe place of judgmentוּשְׁפָט֑וּםand they will judge themוְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙and they will declare righteousאֶת־obj.הַצַּדִּ֔יקthe righteous oneוְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּand they will condemn as guiltyאֶת־obj.הָרָשָֽׁע׃the guilty one
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כִּֽי־ifיֵשְׁב֨וּthey will dwellאַחִ֜יםbrothersיַחְדָּ֗וtogetherוּמֵ֨תand he will dieאַחַ֤דoneמֵהֶם֙from the themוּבֵ֣ןand a sonאֵֽין־notל֔וֹbelongs to the himלֹֽא־notתִהְיֶ֧הshe will belongאֵֽשֶׁת־the wife ofהַמֵּ֛תthe dead manהַח֖וּצָהthe outside towardsלְאִ֣ישׁto a manזָ֑רstrangeיְבָמָהּ֙husband's brother herיָבֹ֣אhe will goעָלֶ֔יהָon herוּלְקָחָ֥הּand he will take herל֛וֹfor the himselfלְאִשָּׁ֖הto a wifeוְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃and he will act as a husband's brother for her
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וְאִם־and ifלֹ֤אnotיַחְפֹּץ֙he will desireהָאִ֔ישׁthe manלָקַ֖חַתto takeאֶת־obj.יְבִמְתּ֑וֹbrother's wife hisוְעָלְתָה֩and she will go upיְבִמְתּ֨וֹbrother's wife hisהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהthe gate towardsאֶל־toהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםthe eldersוְאָֽמְרָה֙and she will sayמֵאֵ֨יןhe has refusedיְבָמִ֜יhusband's brother myלְהָקִ֨יםto establishלְאָחִ֥יוfor brother hisשֵׁם֙a nameבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israelלֹ֥אnotאָבָ֖הhe was willingיַבְּמִֽי׃to act as a husband's brother for me
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וְנִגְּשָׁ֨הand she will draw nearיְבִמְתּ֣וֹbrother's wife hisאֵלָיו֮to himלְעֵינֵ֣יto the eyes ofהַזְּקֵנִים֒the eldersוְחָלְצָ֤הand she will draw offנַעֲלוֹ֙sandal hisמֵעַ֣לfrom onרַגְל֔וֹfoot hisוְיָרְקָ֖הand she will spitבְּפָנָ֑יוin face hisוְעָֽנְתָה֙and she will answerוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הand she will sayכָּ֚כָהthusיֵעָשֶׂ֣הlet it be doneלָאִ֔ישׁto the manאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoלֹא־notיִבְנֶ֖הhe will buildאֶת־obj.בֵּ֥יתthe house ofאָחִֽיוbrother his
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כִּֽי־ifיִנָּצ֨וּthey will be struggling togetherאֲנָשִׁ֤יםmenיַחְדָּו֙togetherאִ֣ישׁanyoneוְאָחִ֔יוand countryman hisוְקָֽרְבָה֙and she will draw nearאֵ֣שֶׁתthe wife ofהָֽאֶחָ֔דthe one manלְהַצִּ֥ילto rescueאֶת־obj.אִישָׁ֖הּhusband herמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofמַכֵּ֑הוּthe one who is striking himוְשָׁלְחָ֣הand she will stretch outיָדָ֔הּhand herוְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָהand she will take holdבִּמְבֻשָֽׁיו׃on genitals his
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אֶ֣בֶןa weightשְׁלֵמָ֤הfullוָצֶ֙דֶק֙and righteousnessיִֽהְיֶה־it will belongלָּ֔ךְto the youאֵיפָ֧הa measureשְׁלֵמָ֛הfullוָצֶ֖דֶקand righteousnessיִֽהְיֶה־it will belongלָּ֑ךְto the youלְמַ֙עַן֙so thatיַאֲרִ֣יכוּthey may be longיָמֶ֔יךָdays yourעַ֚לonהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁר־whichיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָֽךְ׃to the you
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וְהָיָ֡הand it will beבְּהָנִ֣יחַwhen gives restיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀God yourלְ֠ךָto the youמִכָּל־from allאֹ֨יְבֶ֜יךָenemies yourמִסָּבִ֗יבfrom round aboutבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙in the landאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיְהוָֽה־Yahwehאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָGod yourנֹתֵ֨ןis about to giveלְךָ֤to the youנַחֲלָה֙an inheritanceלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּto take possession of itתִּמְחֶה֙you will wipe outאֶת־obj.זֵ֣כֶרthe remembrance ofעֲמָלֵ֔קAmalekמִתַּ֖חַתfrom underהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavensלֹ֖אnotתִּשְׁכָּֽח׃ פyou will forget
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