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 man’s 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"