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Deuteronomy 25:5
1599 Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 25:5
1599 Geneva Bible
5 ¶ (A)If brethren dwell together, and one of them die and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry without, that is, unto a stranger, but his [a]kinsman shall go in unto her, and take her to wife, and do the kinsman’s office to her.
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- Deuteronomy 25:5 Because the Hebrew word signifieth not the natural brother, and the word that signifieth a brother, is taken also for a kinsman: it seemeth that it is not meant that the natural brother should marry his brother’s wife, but some other of the kindred that was in that degree which might marry.
Deuteronomy 25:5
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Deuteronomy 25:5
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5 If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, his widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother shall take her and marry her and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.(A)
Matthew 22:24
1599 Geneva Bible
Matthew 22:24
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24 Saying, Master, (A)Moses said, If a man die, having no [a]children, his brother shall marry his wife by the right of alliance, and raise up seed unto his brother.
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- Matthew 22:24 Under which name are daughters also comprehended, but yet as touching the family and name of a man, because he that left daughters was in no better case, than if he had left no children at all, (for they were not reckoned in the family) by the name of children are Sons understood.
Matthew 22:24
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Matthew 22:24
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24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.(A)
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