777 B
777 B
General Information:
Moses is still speaking to the people of Israel.
If brothers live together
Possible meanings are: 1) "If brothers live on the same property" or 2) "If brothers live near each other."
then the wife of the dead man must not be married off to someone
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "then the family of the dead man must not let the widow marry someone" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
shall go to her
This is a polite way of talking about having sexual relations. Alternate translation: "shall have sexual relations with her" or "shall lie with her" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism)
do the duty of a husband's brother to her
"do what the brother of a dead husband is supposed to do"