5 When two brothers live near to each other and one of them dies without having a son, the widow is not to marry a stranger outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to marry her and sleep with her, fulfilling the requirements of a brother-in-law to provide her with children.25:5. See Genesis 38:8. 6 The first son she has will be named after the dead brother, so that his name won’t be forgotten in Israel.
7 However, if the man refuses to marry his brother’s widow, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and tell them, "My husband’s brother is refusing to keep his brother’s name alive in Israel. He doesn’t want to perform the requirements of a brother-in-law for me." 8 The town elders are to summon him and talk with him. If he continues to refuse and says, "I don’t want to marry her," 9 his brother’s widow is to confront him in the presence of the elders, pull off his sandal, spit in his face, and announce, "This is what happens to the man who refuses to keep his brother’s family name alive." 10 From then on his family name in Israel will be called "The Family of the Pulled-off Sandal."