NET Bible
"Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel."
— Deuteronomy 25:6, NET Bible
“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 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. ”
“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.”
“And the first son he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of Israel.”
“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.”
“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.”
The judge may sentence him to forty blows, but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite with contempt.
You must not muzzle your ox when it is treading grain.
Respect for the Sanctity of Others If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man’s wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband’s brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.
Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.
But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, then she must go to the elders at the town gate and say,“My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel; he is unwilling to perform the duty of a brother-in-law to me!”
Then the elders of his city must summon him and speak to him. If he persists, saying,“I don’t want to marry her,”
then his sister-in-law must approach him in view of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. She will then respond,“Thus may it be done to any man who does not maintain his brother’s family line!”