Deu 25:5 | HCSB | STEP | “When brothers live on the same property and one of them dies without a son , the wife of the dead man may not marry a stranger outside the family. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife , have sexual relations with her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law for her.

Deuteronomy 25:5

Preserving the Family Line

5 “When brothers live on the same property ^{▼▼Lit live together} and one of them dies without a son, the wife of the dead man may not marry a stranger outside the family. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife, have sexual relations with her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law for her.