Deuteronomy 25:6-8

The Voice

Moses: ⁶ 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. ⁷ If a man doesn’t want to marry his brother’s widow, she should go to the elders at the city gate and make a formal complaint: “My husband died, and his brother refuses to keep his name alive in Israel. He won’t marry me and give me children!” ⁸ The elders of his city will send for him and try to persuade him. He may resist and say, “I don’t want to marry her!”