Deuteronomy 21
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Deuteronomy 21:15-21

15IfH3588 a manH376 hasH1961 twoH8147 wivesH802, oneH259 belovedH157 and the otherH259 unlovedH8130, andH157H8130 both bearH3205 him sonsH1121, but the unlovedH8146 wife hasH1961 the firstbornH1060 sonH1121, 16whenH3117 that manH834H1961 assigns his inheritanceH5157 to his sonsH1121 he must notH3808 appointH3201 the sonH1121 of the beloved wifeH157 asH5921 the firstbornH6440 overH1121 the son of the unloved wifeH8130H1060.

17InsteadH3588, he must acknowledgeH5234 the firstbornH1060, the sonH1121 of his unloved wifeH8130, by givingH5414 him a doubleH8147 portionH6310 of allH3605 thatH834 he hasH4672. ForH3588 that son is the firstfruitsH7225 of his father’s strengthH202; the rightH4941 of the firstbornH1062 belongs to him.

18IfH3588 a manH376 hasH1961 a stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784 sonH1121 who does notH369 obeyH8085H6963 his fatherH1H6963 and motherH517 andH3808 does not listenH8085 to themH413 when disciplinedH3256, 19his fatherH1 and motherH517 are to lay holdH8610 of him and bringH3318 himH853 toH413 the eldersH2205 of his cityH5892, toH413 the gateH8179 of his hometownH4725, 20and sayH559 toH413 the eldersH2205, “ThisH2088 son of oursH1121 is stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784; he does notH369 obey usH8085H6963. He is a gluttonH2151 and a drunkardH5433.”

21Then allH3605 the menH582 of his cityH5892 will stone himH7275H68 to deathH4191. So you must purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from among youH7130,1 and allH3605 IsraelH3478 will hearH8085 and be afraidH3372.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 21:21 Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13 ↩

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