Deuteronomy 25:8
“Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then the elders of his city shall call him,.... Require him to come, before them, and declare his resolution, and the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Deuteronomy 25:5-10
The law of levirate marriage. The law on this subject is not unique to the Jews, but is found (see Gen 38:8) in all…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 25:5-12
Here is, I. The law settled concerning the marrying of the brother's widow. It appears from the story of Judah's family…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
This v. really continues the protasis of the cond. sentence which starts in Deu 25:25; the apodosis begins with Deu…