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Deuteronomy 21:15-21
15Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376hasתִהְיֶ֨יןָtih.Yei.naH1961twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259belovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157and the otherוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259unlovedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130,andהָאֲהוּבָ֖ה וְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הha.'a.hu.Vah ve.ha.se.nu.'AhH157H8130bothbearוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205himsonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,but the unlovedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146wife hasוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121,
16וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961whenבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that manאֲשֶׁר־ יִהְיֶ֖ה'a.Sher- yih.YehH834H1961assigns his inheritanceהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157אֶת־'et-H853to his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121אֵ֥ת'etH853he must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808appointיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the beloved wifeהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157asעַל־'al-H5921the firstbornפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440overבֶן־ven-H1121the sonלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069אֶת־'et-H853of the unloved wifeהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה הַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.se.nu.'Ah ha.be.KhorH8130H1060.
17Insteadכִּי֩kiH3588אֶת־'et-H853,he must acknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of his unloved wifeהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,by givingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414hima doubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hasיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672.Forכִּי־ki-H3588that sonהוּא֙hu'H1931is the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his father’s strengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202;the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the firstbornהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062belongs to him.
18Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376hasיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784sonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121who does notאֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369obeyשֹׁמֵ֔עַ בְּק֥וֹלsho.Me.a' be.KolH8085H6963his fatherאָבִ֖יו וּבְק֣וֹל'a.Viv u.ve.KolH1H6963and motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517andוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808does not listenיִשְׁמַ֖עyish.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413when disciplinedוְיסְּר֣וּve.yi.se.RuH3256אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,
19his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517are to lay holdוְתָ֥פְשׂוּve.Ta.fe.suH8610of himand bringוְהוֹצִ֧יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his hometownמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,
20and sayוְאָמְר֞וּve.'a.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205עִיר֗וֹi.RoH5892, “Thisזֶה֙zehH2088son of oursבְּנֵ֤נוּbe.Ne.nuH1121is stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784;he does notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369obey usשֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּsho.Me.a' be.ko.Le.nuH8085H6963.He is a gluttonזוֹלֵ֖לzo.LelH2151and a drunkardוְסֹבֵֽא׃ve.so.Ve'H5433.”
21Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of his cityעִיר֤וֹi.RoH5892will stone himוּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ בָֽאֲבָנִים֙U.re.ga.mu.hu va.'a.va.NimH7275H68to deathוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191.So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from among youמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will hearיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085and be afraidוְיִרָֽאוּ׃ סve.yi.Ra.'uH3372.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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