Deuteronomy 25:8

Pea ʻe toki fekau kiate ia ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻene kolo, ʻonau lea kiate ia: pea kapau ʻoku maʻu pe hono loto, ʻo ne pehē, ʻOku ʻikai lelei kiate au ke maʻu ia;

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In The King James Version

Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;

In Context

7Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai lelei ki he tangata ke ʻomi kiate ia ʻae uaifi ʻo hono tokoua, tuku ke ʻalu ʻae uaifi ʻo hono tokoua ki he kau mātuʻa, ʻo lea pehē, ‘ʻOku taʻeloto ʻae tokoua ʻo hoku husepāniti, ke fakatupu ʻae hingoa ki hono tokoua ʻi ʻIsileli, ʻoku ʻikai fie fai ʻe ia ʻae ngāue ʻae tokoua ʻo hoku husepāniti.’

9‌ʻE toki haʻu kiate ia ʻae uaifi ʻo hono tokoua ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau mātuʻa, ʻo ne vete hono topuvaʻe mei hono vaʻe, pea ʻaʻanu ki hono mata, pea ne lea ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE pehē pe hono fai ki he tangata ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai loto ke langa hake ʻae fale ʻo hono tokoua.’

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Cross References

Ruth 4:6¶ Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kāinga, “ʻOku ʻikai te u faʻa huhuʻi ia moʻoku, telia naʻaku maumau ai ʻae tofiʻa ʻoʻoku: ke ke huhuʻi ʻaia ʻoku ʻoʻoku moʻou; he ʻoku ʻikai te u faʻa huhuʻi ia.”

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