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The first son born to her will take the name of the dead brother so his name will not be forgotten in Israel.

But the man might not want to take his brother's wife. Then his brother's wife should go to the leaders at the gate and say, ‘My husband's brother will not make his brother's name to be remembered in Israel. He is not willing to do the duty of a brother-in-law to me.'

Then the leaders of his city will call him and speak to him. If he still says, ‘I do not want to take her,'

then his brother's wife will come to him in front of the leaders. She will pull his shoe off his foot and spit in his face. And she will say, ‘This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother's house.'

In Israel his name will be called, ‘The house of him whose shoe is pulled off.'

"If two men are fighting together and the wife of one comes to save her husband from the one who is hitting him and if she puts out her hand and takes hold of his sex part,

You must take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you gather from the land the Lord your God gives you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to have His name.

Today you have said that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in His ways, keep all His Laws, and listen to His voice.

And the Lord today has made it known that you are His own people, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His Laws.

So obey the Lord your God. Keep all of His Laws which I tell you today."

‘Cursed is the one who puts his father or mother to shame.' And all the people will say, ‘Let it be so.'

‘Cursed is the man who moves his neighbor's land-mark.' And all the people will say, ‘Let it be so.'

‘Cursed is the man who lies with his father's wife because he has taken off the clothes of her who belongs to his father.' And all the people will say, ‘Let it be so.'

‘Cursed is the man who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or mother.' Then all the people will say, ‘Let it be so.'

‘Cursed is the man who lies with his mother-in-law.' And all the people will say, ‘Let it be so.'

‘Cursed is the one who hits his neighbor in secret.' And all the people will say, ‘Let it be so.'

"Be faithful in obeying the Lord your God. Be careful to keep all His Laws which I tell you today. And the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

The Lord will make you a holy nation to Himself, as He promised you. But you must keep the Laws of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.

The Lord will open for you His good store-house, the heavens. He will give rain to your land at the right time. He will bring good to all the work you do. You will give to many nations. But you will not use anything that belongs to them.

"If you will not obey the Lord your God or be careful to do all His Laws which I tell you today, all these curses will come upon you.