Deuteronomy 25:5-12

Deuteronomy 25:5-12

[5] 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. [6] And it shall be, that the firstborn  which she beareth  shall succeed  in the name  of his brother  which is dead,  that his name  be not put out  of Israel.  [7] And if the man  like  not to take  his brother's wife,  go up  to the gate  unto the elders,  and say,  My husband's brother  refuseth  to raise up  unto his brother  a name  in Israel,  he will  not perform the duty of my husband's brother.  [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; [9] Then shall his brother's wife  come  unto him in the presence  of the elders,  and loose  his shoe  from off his foot,  and spit  in his face,  and shall answer  and say,  So shall it be done  unto that man  that will not build up  his brother's  house.  [10] And his name  shall be called  in Israel,  The house  of him that hath his shoe  loosed.  [11] strive  together  one with another,  and the wife  of the one  draweth near  for to deliver  her husband  out of the hand  of him that smiteth  him, and putteth forth  her hand,  and taketh  him by the secrets:  [12] Then thou shalt cut off  her hand,  thine eye  shall not pity  her.