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{Ruth 1:11} And Naomi 5281 said, 559 z8799 Turn again, 7725 z8798 my daughters: 1323 why x4100 will ye go y3212 z8799 x1980 with x5973 me? [are] there yet x5750 [any more] sons 1121 in my womb, 4578 that they may be x1961 your husbands? y582 x376
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This alludes to the custom that when a married brother died, without leaving posterity, his brother should take his widow; and the children of such marriages were accounted those of the deceased brother. This address of Naomi to her daughter-in-law is exceedingly tender, persuasive, and affecting.
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"Then saidª° Judahª to Tamarª his daughter in law,ª Remainª° a widowª at thy father'sª house,ª till¹ Shelahª my sonª be grown:ª° for¹ he said,ª° Lest peradventure¹ he¹ dieª° also,¹ as his brethrenª [did]. And Tamarª went²°¹ and dweltª° in her father'sª house.ª" {Gen 38:11} + "If¹ brethrenª dwellª° together,ª and oneª of¹ them die,ª° and have no¹ child,ª the wifeª of the deadª° shall not¹ marry¹ withoutª unto a stranger:ªª° her husband's brotherª shall go inª° unto¹ her, and takeª° her to him to wife,ª and perform the duty of an husband's brotherª° unto her." {Deu 25:5}

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