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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. And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother. Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;

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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.(A)

However, if a man does not want to marry his brother’s wife,(B) she shall go to the elders at the town gate(C) and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to carry on his brother’s name in Israel. He will not fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to me.”(D) Then the elders of his town shall summon him and talk to him. If he persists in saying, “I do not want to marry her,”

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