17 but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is (A)the firstfruits of his strength. (B)The right of the firstborn is his.

A Rebellious Son

18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them, 19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,

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