Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 25:5 Interlinear
“ dwell If brethren together of the dead and one and have no child her to him to wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger her husband's brother shall go in unto her and take her to him to wife and perform the duty of an husband's brother”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | יֵשְׁב֨וּ | H3427 | dwell | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 3 | אַחִ֜ים | H251 | If brethren | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 4 | יַחְדָּ֗ו | H3162 | together | properly, a unit, i.e., (adverb) unitedly |
| 5 | הַמֵּ֛ת | H4191 | of the dead | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 6 | אַחַ֤ד | H259 | and one | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| 7 | מֵהֶם֙ | H1992 | they (only used when emphatic) | |
| 8 | וּבֵ֣ן | H1121 | and have no child | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 9 | אֵֽין | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 10 | ל֔וֹ | H0 | ||
| 11 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 12 | תִהְיֶ֧ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 13 | לְאִשָּׁ֖ה | H802 | her to him to wife | a woman |
| 14 | הַמֵּ֛ת | H4191 | of the dead | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 15 | הַח֖וּצָה | H2351 | shall not marry without | properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors |
| 16 | לְאִ֣ישׁ | H376 | unto a stranger | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 17 | זָ֑ר | H2114 | to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery | |
| 18 | יְבָמָהּ֙ | H2993 | her husband's brother | a brotherin-law |
| 19 | יָבֹ֣א | H935 | shall go in | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 20 | עָלֶ֔יהָ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 21 | וּלְקָחָ֥הּ | H3947 | unto her and take | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 22 | ל֛וֹ | H0 | ||
| 23 | לְאִשָּׁ֖ה | H802 | her to him to wife | a woman |
| 24 | וְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃ | H2992 | and perform the duty of an husband's brother | to marry a (deceased) brother's widow |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 25:4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox ...
Deuteronomy 25:5 (current) dwell If brethren together of the dead and one and have no child her to him to wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger her husband's brother shall go in unto her and take her to him to wife and perform the duty of an husband's brother
Deuteronomy 25:6 And it shall be that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed ...