Deuteronomy 25:5-7

International Children’s Bible

⁵ Two brothers might be living together. One of them might die without having a son. His widow must not marry someone outside her husband’s family. Her husband’s brother must marry her. This is his duty for her as a brother-in-law. ⁶ The first son she has must be named for the dead brother. Then his name will not be forgotten in Israel.

⁷ But a man might not want to marry his brother’s widow. Then she should go to the elders at the town gate. And she should say, “My brother-in-law will not carry on his brother’s name in Israel. He refuses to do his duty for me.”