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King James Bible - Deuteronomy 25:8

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 25:8

Entonces los ancianos de aquella ciudad lo harán venir, y hablarán con él; y si él se levantare, y dijere: No quiero tomarla,

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 8. Then the elders of his city shall call him , etc.] Require him to come, before them, and declare his resolution, and the reasons for it; recite this law to him, and explain the nature of it, and exhort him to comply with it, or show reason why he does not, at least to have his final resolution upon it: and speak unto him ; talk with him upon this subject, and give him their best advice; and what that was Maimonides more particularly informs us; if it is good and advisable to marry, they advise him to marry; but if it is better advice to pluck off the shoe, they give it; as when she is young and he is old, or she is old and he young, they advise him to allow the shoe to be plucked off: and [if] he stand [to it]: and say, I like not to take her ; if, after all the conversation, debate, and counsel between them, he is resolute, and abides by his first determination, that he will not marry her, then the following method was to be taken.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 5-12 - The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in orde to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.

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Original Hebrew

וקראו 7121 לו  זקני 2205  עירו 5892  ודברו 1696  אליו 413  ועמד 5975  ואמר 559  לא 3808  חפצתי 2654  לקחתה׃ 3947