Deuteronomy 25:6 Parallel Translations

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

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

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.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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.

YLT:

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.

Deuteronomy 25:6 Cross References

XREF:

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)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

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.

MHC:

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.

CONC:

Assume Beareth Bears Blotted Brother Carry Child Dead Extinct Firstborn First-born Male Rights Rise Stand Succeed Wiped

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

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