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Deuteronomy 25:6
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KJ21
And it shall be that the firstborn whom she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
ASV
And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.
AMP
It shall be that her firstborn [son] will be given the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out of Israel.
AMPC
And the firstborn son shall succeed to the name of the dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
BRG
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.
CSB
The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
CSBA
The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
CEB
The brother-in-law will name the oldest male son that she bears after his dead brother so that his brother’s legacy will not be forgotten in Israel.
CJB
The first child she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be eliminated from Isra’el.
CEV
Suppose two brothers are living on the same property, when one of them dies without having a son to carry on his name. If this happens, his widow must not marry anyone outside the family. Instead, she must marry her late husband's brother, and their first son will be the legal son of the dead man.
DARBY
And it shall be, that the firstborn that she beareth shall stand in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name be not blotted out from Israel.
DRA
And the first son he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of Israel.
ERV
Then the first son she has will be considered the dead man’s son in order to keep the dead man’s name alive in Israel.
EASY
The first son that the widow gives birth to will be the son of her first husband. His family's name will not disappear from Israel.
EHV
The firstborn that she bears will be recognized as a son who carries on the name of his deceased brother, so his name will not be erased from Israel.
ESV
And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
ESVUK
And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
EXB
The first son she has ·counts as the son of the dead [will raise up the name of his] brother so that his name will not be ·forgotten [blotted/wiped out] in Israel [Gen. 38; Ruth 4].
GNV
And 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.
GW
Then the first son she has will carry the dead brother’s name so that his name won’t die out in Israel.
GNT
The first son that they have will be considered the son of the dead man, so that his family line will continue in Israel.
HCSB
The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
ICB
The first son she has must be named for the dead brother. Then his name will not be forgotten in Israel.
ISV
The firstborn whom she will bear will continue the name of the dead brother, so his name will not be erased from Israel.
JUB
And it shall be that the firstborn which she bears shall be raised up in the name of his brother who is dead that his name be not blotted out of Israel.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
And it will be that the firstborn whom she bears shall assume the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
LEB
And then the firstborn that she bears shall represent his dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out from Israel.
TLB
The first son she bears to him shall be counted as the son of the dead brother, so that his name will not be forgotten.
MSG
When brothers are living together and one of them dies without having had a son, the widow of the dead brother shall not marry a stranger from outside the family; her husband’s brother is to come to her and marry her and do the brother-in-law’s duty by her. The first son that she bears shall be named after her dead husband so his name won’t die out in Israel.
MEV
It shall be, that the firstborn whom she bears shall continue in the name of his brother who is deceased, so that his name will not be blotted out of Israel.
NOG
Then the first son she has will carry the dead brother’s name so that his name won’t die out in Israel.
NABRE
The firstborn son she bears shall continue the name of the deceased brother, that his name may not be blotted out from Israel.
NASB
It shall then be that the firstborn to whom she gives birth shall assume the name of his father’s deceased brother, so that his name will not be wiped out from Israel.
NASB1995
It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall assume the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
NCB
The first son will bear the name of the deceased brother, so his name not be extinguished in Israel.
NCV
The first son she has counts as the son of the dead brother so that his name will not be forgotten in Israel.
NET
Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.
NIRV
Her first baby boy will be named after her first husband. Then the dead man’s name will continue in Israel.
NIV
The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
NIVUK
The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
NKJV
And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
NLV
The first son born to her will take the name of the dead brother so his name will not be forgotten in Israel.
NLT
The first son she bears to him will be considered the son of the dead brother, so that his name will not be forgotten in Israel.
NRSVA
and the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed to the name of the deceased brother, so that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
NRSVACE
and the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed to the name of the deceased brother, so that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
NRSVCE
and the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed to the name of the deceased brother, so that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
NRSVUE
and the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed to the name of the deceased brother, so that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
OJB
And it shall be, that the bechor which she beareth shall succeed in the shem of his brother which is dead, that shmo be not blotted out from Yisroel [see Ruth].
RGT
“And the firstborn which she bears shall succeed in the name of his dead brother, so that his name is not put out of Israel.
RSV
And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his brother who is dead, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
RSVCE
And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his brother who is dead, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
TLV
Now the firstborn that she bears is to carry on the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out of Israel.
VOICE
Moses: Her firstborn son will be named after the brother who died, so that the first husband’s name will not disappear from Israel and that son will receive his share of the family inheritance.
WEB
It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of Israel.
WYC
And he shall call her first begotten son by his name, that is, of the dead brother, (so) that his name be not done away from Israel.
YLT
and it hath been, the first-born which she beareth doth rise for the name of his dead brother, and his name is not wiped away out of Israel.
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