Luke 20:28

Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Saying {G3004}, Master {G1320}, Moses {G3475} wrote {G1125} unto us {G2254}, If {G1437} any man's {G5100} brother {G80} die {G599}, having {G2192} a wife {G1135}, and {G2532} he {G3778} die {G599} without children {G815}, that {G2443} his {G846} brother {G80} should take {G2983} his wife {G1135}, and {G2532} raise up {G1817} seed {G4690} unto his {G846} brother {G80}.

and put to him a sh’eilah: “Rabbi, Moshe wrote for us that if a man dies leaving a wife but no children, his brother must take the wife and have children to preserve the man’s family line.

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 25:5 (6 votes)

    ¶ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

  • Deuteronomy 25:10 (6 votes)

    And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

  • Genesis 38:8 (3 votes)

    And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

  • Genesis 38:26 (2 votes)

    And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

  • Genesis 38:11 (2 votes)

    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren [did]. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

  • Ruth 1:11 (2 votes)

    And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? [are] there yet [any more] sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

  • Ruth 1:12 (2 votes)

    Turn again, my daughters, go [your way]; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, [if] I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;