Deuteronomy 21:15-17
English Standard Version
Inheritance Rights of the Firstborn
15 “If a man has two wives, (A)the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him children, and if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved,[a] 16 then on the day when (B)he assigns his possessions as an inheritance to his sons, he may not treat the son of the loved as the firstborn in preference to the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn, 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 (C)the firstfruits of his strength. (D)The right of the firstborn is his.
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- Deuteronomy 21:15 Or hated; also verses 16, 17
Deuteronomy 21:15-17
New King James Version
Firstborn Inheritance Rights
15 “If a man has two wives, one loved (A)and the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved, and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved, 16 then it shall be, (B)on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son of the unloved, the true firstborn. 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn (C)by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he (D)is the beginning of his strength; (E)the right of the firstborn is his.
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