Deuteronomy 25:8
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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;Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”
In other translations
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;Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”
Hebrew words
וְקָרְאוּ־vekare'u-and they will summonH7121לוֹlo<to> <the> himזִקְנֵי־ziknei-[the] elders ofH2205עִירוֹirocity hisH5892וְדִבְּרוּvediberuand they will speakH1696אֵלָיו'elavto himH413וְעָמַדve'amadand he will stand firmH5975וְאָמַרve'amarand he will sayH559לֹאlo'notH3808חָפַצְתִּיchafatztiI desireH2654לְקַחְתָּהּ׃lekachtahto take herH3947
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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