Deuteronomy 25:11

When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	אֲנָשִׁ֤ים 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
strive	יִנָּצ֨וּ yi.na.Tzu	H5327	properly · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
together	יַחְדָּו֙ yach.Dav	H3162	properly · adverb
another	וְאָחִ֔יו ve.'a.Chiv	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת 'E.shet	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct
one	הָֽאֶחָ֔ד ha.'e.Chad	H259	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
near	וְקָֽרְבָה֙ ve.ka.re.Vah	H7126	to approach (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
deliver	לְהַצִּ֥יל le.ha.Tzil	H5337	to snatch away · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
husband	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
hand	מִיַּ֣ד mi.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
smiteth	מַכֵּ֑הוּ ma.Ke.hu	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
forth	וְשָׁלְחָ֣ה ve.sha.le.Chah	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
hand	יָדָ֔הּ ya.Dah	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
taketh	וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָה ve.he.che.Zi.kah	H2388	to fasten upon · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
secrets	בִּמְבֻשָֽׁיו bim.vu.Shav	H4016	(plural) the (male) pudenda · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Romans 3:8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is jus…
1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pea…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 25:5-12

Here is, I. The law settled concerning the marrying of the brother's widow. It appears from the story of Judah's family that this had been an ancient usage (Gen 38:8), for the keeping up of distinct families. The case put is a case that often happens, of a man's dying without issue, it may be in the prime of his time, soon after his marriage, and while his brethren were yet so young as to be unmarried. Now in this case, 1. The widow was not to marry again into any other family, unless all the relations of her husband did refuse her, that the estate she was endowed with might not be alienated. 2. The husband's brother, or next of kin, must marry her, partly out of respect to her, who, having…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 25:5

the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother . . . shall take her to him to wife--This usage existed before the age of Moses (Gen 38:8). But the Mosaic law rendered the custom obligatory (Mat 22:25) on younger brothers, or the nearest kinsman, to marry the widow (Rut 4:4), by associating the natural desire of perpetuating a brother's name with the preservation of property in the Hebrew families and tribes. If the younger brother declined to comply with the law, the widow brought her claim before the authorities of the place at a public assembly (the gate of the city); and he having declared his refusal, she was ordered to loose the thong of his shoe--a…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 25:11

When men strive together, one with another,.... Quarrel with one another, and come to blows, and strive for mastery, which shall beat, and be the best man: and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him; perceiving that his antagonist has more skill or strength, or both, for fighting, and is an more than a match for her husband, who is like to be much bruised and hurt; wherefore, to save him out of the hands of the smiter, she goes up to them to part them, or take her husband's side: and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets; or privy parts; in Hebrew his "shameful" parts (x), which through shame are hidden, and modes…

Dictionary and topics

Pity · Not to be shown to offen — Not to be shown to offen

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 25:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 25:5-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 25:5

John Gill on Deuteronomy 25:11

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 25:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 25:5-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 25:5

John Gill on Deuteronomy 25:11

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 25:11-12

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 25:11-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 25:11-12

Rashi on Deuteronomy 25:11