Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.
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- KJV Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
- BSB Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
- NKJV Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.
- NASB Now there were seven brothers among us; and the first married and died, and having no children, he left his wife to his brother.
- NLT Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow.
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Cross-references · 3
- Heb 9:27Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,
- Luke 20:29–33There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
- Mark 12:19–23“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.’
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