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Moses is still speaking to the people of Israel.

If brothers live together

Possible meanings are: 1) "If brothers live on the same property" or 2) "If brothers live near each other"

then the wife of the dead man must not be married off

AT: "then the family of the dead man must not let the widow get married" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

and do the duty of a husband's brother to her

AT: "and do what the brother of a dead husband is supposed to do"

will succeed in the name of that mans dead brother

AT: "will continue the family line of that man's dead brother"

so that his name will not perish from Israel

"so that his family line will not disappear from Israel"