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Deuteronomy 21:14-17

14And it shall be, if thou have no delightחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654in her, then thou shalt let her goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971whither she willלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315;but thou shalt not sellוּמָכֹ֥רu.ma.KhorH4376her at allתִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּהtim.ke.Re.nahH4376for moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701,thou shalt not make merchandiseתִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.MerH6014of her, becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hast humbledעִנִּיתָֽהּ׃ ס'i.ni.TahH6031her.

15If a manלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376have twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259belovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157,and anotherוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259hatedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130,and they have bornוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205him childrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, boththe belovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.VahH157and the hatedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130; and ifthe firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121be hers that was hatedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146:

16Then it shall be, whenבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117he maketh his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121to inheritהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157that which he hath, thathe mayיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201not make the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the belovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157firstbornלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of the hatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130, which is indeedthe firstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060:

17But he shall acknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the hatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130forthe firstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060,by givingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him a doubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of all that he hathיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672: for he isthe beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his strengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202;the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the firstbornהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062is his.

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