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Instead, the brother-in-law must go to her, take her as his wife, and by doing so perform the duty of a brother-in-law. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The firstborn whom she will bear will continue the name of the dead brother, so his name will not be erased from Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, then she<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="25:7 Lit. the brother’s wife">a</a></span> must go to the elders at the city gate and declare, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to perform the duty of a brother-in-law in order to preserve the name of his brother in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then the elders of the city are to summon him and speak with him. If he insists on saying, ‘I don’t want to marry her,’ <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>then she is to approach her brother-in-law in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and say in response, ‘May this be done to the man who does not preserve the lineage<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="25:9 Lit. house">b</a></span> of his brother.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then his family name in Israel will be known ‘as the family of the one whose sandal was removed.’”</p> <p class="heading">Limiting a Wife’s Defense</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“If two men are fighting together, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the grasp of his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes his genitals, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>you are to cut off her hand. Don’t show any pity.”</p> <p class="heading">Honest Weights</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Don’t have different weights in your bag—one heavy and one light. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Don’t have different measuring devices in your house—one large and one small. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You must have honest weights and measuring devices,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="25:15 Lit. and an honest and fair device">c</a></span> so you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>for anyone who does these things—anyone who deals dishonestly—is detestable to the LORD your God.”</p> <p class="heading">Annihilation of the Amalekites</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the road while you were coming out of Egypt, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>how when you were very tired and weary, they lay in wait for you on the road and eliminated everyone who was lagging behind. They had no fear of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies who surround you in the land that he<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="25:19 Lit. that the LORD your God">d</a></span> is about to give you to possess as an inheritance, you must completely erase the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven. Don’t forget!”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 25:7 Lit. <i>the brother’s wife</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 25:9 Lit. <i>house</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 25:15 Lit. <i>and an honest and fair device</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 25:19 Lit. <i>that the LORD your God</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../deuteronomy/24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Deuteronomy 24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Deuteronomy 24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../deuteronomy/26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Deuteronomy 26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Deuteronomy 26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/deuteronomy/25-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>