What Does Deuteronomy 25:5 Mean?

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“dwell”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

“If brethren”

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])

“together”

properly, a unit, i.e., (adverb) unitedly

“of the dead”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

“and one”

properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first

they (only used when emphatic)

“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

a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“her to him to wife”

a woman

“of the dead”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

“shall not marry without”

properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors

“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)

to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery

“her husband's brother”

a brotherin-law

“shall go in”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“unto her and take”

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

“her to him to wife”

a woman

“and perform the duty of an husband's brother”

to marry a (deceased) brother's widow