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# General Information:
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Moses is still speaking to the people of Israel.
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# If brothers live together
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Possible meanings are: 1) "If brothers live on the same property" or 2) "If brothers live near each other."
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# then the wife of the dead man must not be married off to someone
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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]])
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# must go to her
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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]])
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# do the duty of a husband's brother to her
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"do what the brother of a dead husband is supposed to do"
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