Deuteronomy 25:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Deuteronomy 25:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 25:922 words

וְנִגְּשָׁהwənigəšāhAnd be

יְבִמְתּוֹyəvimətwōSister-in-law

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

לְעֵינֵיləʿênêTo eye

הַזְּקֵנִיםhazəqēnîmThe old

וְחָלְצָהwəḥāləṣāhAnd pull off

נַעֲלוֹnaʿălwōSandal tongue

מֵעַלmēʿalFrom above

רַגְלוֹragəlwōFoot

וְיָרְקָהwəyārəqāhAnd spit

בְּפָנָיוbəp̄ānāywIn face

וְעָנְתָהwəʿānətāhAnd eye

וְאָמְרָהwəʾāmərāhAnd say

כָּכָהkāḵāhJust so

יֵעָשֶׂהyēʿāśehDo

לָאִישׁlāʾîšTo man

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

לֹאlōʾNot

יִבְנֶהyivənehBuild

אֶתʾet—

בֵּיתbêtA house

אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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