KJV King James Version
Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave [his] wife [behind him], and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 12:19
Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave [his] wife [behind him], and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
WEB World English Bible
“Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’
ASV American Standard Version
Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave a wife behind him, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if any one’s brother may die, and may leave a wife, and may leave no children, that his brother may take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
Surrounding context — Mark 12
16 And they brought [it]. And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave [his] wife [behind him], and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
διδάσκαλε,G1320 · didaskalosteacherΜωϋσῆςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesἔγραψενG1125 · graphōto writeἡμῖνG3165 · memeὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐάνG1437 · eanifτινοςG5100 · tisoneἀδελφὸςG80 · adelphosbrotherἀποθάνῃG599 · apothnēskōto dieκαὶG2532 · kaiandκαταλίπῃG2641 · kataleipōto leave behindγυναῖκαG1135 · gunēwomanκαὶG2532 · kaiandμὴG3361 · mēnotἀφῇG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveτέκνονG5043 · teknonchildἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toλάβῃG2983 · lambanōto takeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὸςG80 · adelphosbrotherαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυναῖκαG1135 · gunēwomanκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξαναστήσῃG1817 · exanistēmito raise upσπέρμαG4690 · spermaseed: offspringτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφῷG80 · adelphosbrotherαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 25:5-10If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.Ruth 4:5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy [it] also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.Ruth 1:11-13And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? [are] there yet [any more] sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?Genesis 38:8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
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