Deuteronomy 25:8

Modern

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,”

Traditional

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;

Literal

And the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him. And if he stands firm and says, “I do not want to take her,”

Latin

Statimque accersiri eum facient, et interrogabunt. Si responderit: Nolo eam uxorem accipere:

Hebrew

English

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,”

Theme notes and profiles

Ruth 4:6
The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”