King James Version
Deuteronomy 21:15-17
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.
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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