Deuteronomy 21:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 “If a man has two wives, the one loved and (A)the other [a]unloved, and both the loved and the [b]unloved have borne him sons, and the firstborn son belongs to the [c]unloved, 16 then it shall be on the day that he wills what he owns as an inheritance to his sons, he is not allowed to treat the son of the loved wife as the firstborn, [d]at the expense of the son of the [e]unloved, who actually is the firstborn son. 17 On the contrary, he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the [f]unloved wife, by giving him a double [g]portion of everything that [h]he owns, for he was the (B)beginning of his [i]strength; (C)to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
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- Deuteronomy 21:15 Or scorned; lit hated
- Deuteronomy 21:15 Or scorned; lit hated
- Deuteronomy 21:15 Or scorned; lit hated
- Deuteronomy 21:16 Lit against the face of
- Deuteronomy 21:16 See note v 15
- Deuteronomy 21:17 See note v 15
- Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit mouthful
- Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit is found with him
- Deuteronomy 21:17 I.e., power of procreation
Deuteronomy 21:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 “If a man has two wives, and the one is loved and the other one is disliked and the one loved and the one that is disliked have borne for him sons, if it happens that the firstborn son belongs to the one that is disliked,[a] 16 nevertheless it will be the case that[b] on the day of bestowing his inheritance upon his sons, he will not be allowed to treat as the firstborn son the son of the beloved wife in preference to[c] the son of the disliked wife, who is the firstborn son. 17 But he shall acknowledge the firstborn son of the disliked wife by giving[d] him a double portion of all that he has,[e] for he is the firstfruit of his vigor;[f] to him is the legal claim of the birthright.[g]
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- Deuteronomy 21:15 Literally “is to the wife who is hated”
- Deuteronomy 21:16 Literally “it will happen”
- Deuteronomy 21:16 Literally “over the faces of”
- Deuteronomy 21:17 Literally “to give”
- Deuteronomy 21:17 Literally “all that is found for him”
- Deuteronomy 21:17 Or “the beginning of his strength”
- Deuteronomy 21:17 Or “the just claim of the firstborn”
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