Deuteronomy 25:9

“then his sister-in-law shall come near to him in the sight of the elders and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.””

Deuteronomy 25:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 25:9, word by word

then his sister-in-lawיְבִמְתּyevimt

sister-in-law

Sister-in-law: the wife of a brother.

Where else “yevimt” appears
shall come nearנִגְּשָׁהnigsha

come near

To go until one is near someone or something.

Where else “nigsha” appears
in the sightעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears
of the eldersזְּקֵנִיםzekenim

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

Where else “zekenim” appears
and pullחָלְצָהchaltsa

pull off

To take something off, like a sandal.

Where else “chaltsa” appears
his sandalנַעֲלnaal

sandal

Sandal.

Where else “naal” appears
his footרַגְלragl

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragl” appears
and spitיָרְקָהyarka

spit

Spit.

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in his faceפָנָיfanay

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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and she shall answerעָנְתָהanta

answer

To reply to what was said.

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and sayאָמְרָהamra

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amra” appears
shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂהyease

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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to the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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build upיִבְנֶהyivne

have children

To build a family, give someone offspring.

Where else “yivne” appears
his brother’sאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achi” appears
houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” appears

The context

8Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him. And if he stands and says, “I do not want to take her,”

9 · This verse (above)

10And his name shall be called in Israel, “The house of him whose sandal was pulled off.”

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