⁶ 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)

⁷ 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) 8} 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,”