“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
HebrewMeaning
וְ/נִגְּשָׁ֨הwənigəšāh
and she will draw nearconjH5066
bring (forth · hither · near) · come (hither ···
יְבִמְתּ֣/וֹyəbimətwō
brother's wife hisnounH2994
sister in law
אֵלָי/ו֮ʾēlāyw
to himpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
לְ/עֵינֵ֣יləʿēynēy
to the eyes ofpronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
הַ/זְּקֵנִים֒hazəqēniym
the eldersparticleH2205
ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···
וְ/חָלְצָ֤הwəḥāləṣāh
and she will draw offconjH2502
(go · ready) armed ( man · soldier) · deliver ···
נַעֲל/וֹ֙naʿălwō
sandal hisnounH5275
shoe · -s)
מֵ/עַ֣לmēʿal
from onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
רַגְל֔/וֹragəlwō
foot hisnounH7272
be able to endure · according as · after · coming ···
וְ/יָרְקָ֖הwəyārəqāh
and she will spitconjH3417
but
בְּ/פָנָ֑י/וbəpānāyw
in face hispronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
וְ/עָֽנְתָה֙wəʿānətāh
and she will answerconjH6030
afflict (by mistake for
וְ/אָ֣מְרָ֔הwəʾāmərāh
and she will sayconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
כָּ֚כָהkākāh
thusadvH3602
this matter · so · in such a case · thus
יֵעָשֶׂ֣הyēʿāśeh
let it be doneverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
לָ/אִ֔ישׁlāʾiyš
to the manpronH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whoparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִבְנֶ֖הyibəneh
he will buildverbH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
בֵּ֥יתbēyt
the house ofnounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
אָחִֽי/וʾāḥiyw
brothernounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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