Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 5066 [e] וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה wə-nig-gə-šāh Then shall come Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs 2994 [e] יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ yə-ḇim-tōw his brother's widow N-fsc | 3ms 413 [e] אֵלָיו֮ ’ê-lāw to him Prep | 3ms 5869 [e] לְעֵינֵ֣י lə-‘ê-nê in the presence Prep-l | N-cdc 2205 [e] הַזְּקֵנִים֒ haz-zə-qê-nîm of the elders Art | Adj-mp 2502 [e] וְחָלְצָ֤ה wə-ḥā-lə-ṣāh and remove Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs 5275 [e] נַעֲלוֹ֙ na-‘ă-lōw his sandal N-fsc | 3ms 5921 [e] מֵעַ֣ל mê-‘al from Prep-m 7272 [e] רַגְל֔וֹ raḡ-lōw, his foot N-fsc | 3ms 3417 [e] וְיָרְקָ֖ה wə-yā-rə-qāh and spit Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs 6440 [e] בְּפָנָ֑יו bə-p̄ā-nāw; in his face Prep-b | N-cpc | 3ms 6030 [e] וְעָֽנְתָה֙ wə-‘ā-nə-ṯāh and answer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs 559 [e] וְאָ֣מְרָ֔ה wə-’ā-mə-rāh, and say Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs 3602 [e] כָּ֚כָה kā-ḵāh so Adv 6213 [e] יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה yê-‘ā-śeh shall it be done V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms 376 [e] לָאִ֔ישׁ lā-’îš, to the man Prep-l, Art | N-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă-šer who Pro-r 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 1129 [e] יִבְנֶ֖ה yiḇ-neh will build up V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1004 [e] בֵּ֥ית bêṯ house N-msc 251 [e] אָחִֽיו‪‬‪‬ ’ā-ḥîw. of his brother N-msc | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
then his brother's wife shall come to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall declare, 'Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.'

King James Bible
Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
then his sister-in-law will go up to him in the sight of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she will declare, 'This is what is done to a man who will not build up his brother's house.'

loose his shoe Pulling off the shoe seems to express his being degraded to the situation of slaves, who generally went barefoot; and spitting in or rather before (biphney) his face, was a mark of the utmost ignominy.

Ruth 4:7,8 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming …

Isaiah 20:2 At the same time spoke the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, …

Mark 1:7 And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the …

John 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's …

spit

Numbers 12:14 And the LORD said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, …

Job 30:10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

Isaiah 50:6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked …

Matthew 26:67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote …

Matthew 27:30 And they spit on him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

Mark 10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall whip him, and shall spit on him, …

So shall

Genesis 38:8-10 And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her, …

Ruth 4:10,11 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased …

1 Samuel 2:30 Why the LORD God of Israel said, I said indeed that your house, and …

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