DEUTERONOMY 25:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Then his brother's widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and declare, 'This is what is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house' — the 'chalitzah' (sandal-removal) ceremony is public humiliation, enacted before elders. The widow's spitting and declaration mark the brother's shame; the symbolic removal of the sandal signifies his loss of standing and inheritance rights in the family.
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