Deuteronomy 25:6
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New International Version (©1984)
The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall assume the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then the first son she has will carry the dead brother's name so that his name won't die out in Israel.

King James Bible
And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

American King James Version
And it shall be, that the firstborn which she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

American Standard Version
And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

Bible in Basic English
Then the first male child she has will take the rights of the brother who is dead, so that his name may not come to an end in Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the first son he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of Israel.

Darby Bible Translation
And it shall be, that the firstborn that she beareth shall stand in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name be not blotted out from Israel.

English Revised Version
And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it shall be, that the first-born which she beareth, shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name may not become extinct in Israel.

World English Bible
It shall be, that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
and it hath been, the first-born which she beareth doth rise for the name of his dead brother, and his name is not wiped away out of Israel.

Geneva Study Bible

And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

Wesley's Notes

25:6 That his name be not put out - That a family be not lost. So this was a provision that the number of their families might not be diminished.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

25:5-12 The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.


Ruth 4:5 Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance."
Ruth 4:10 "Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the court of his birth place; you are witnesses today." (NASB ©1995)

Assume Beareth Bears Blotted Carry Child Dead End Extinct Israel Male Rights Rise Succeed Wiped


And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

the first-born Ge 28:8-10

that his name De 9:14 29:20 Ru 4:10 Ps 9:5 109:13

brother's wife. or, next kinsman's wife
go up De 21:19 Ru 4:1-7

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