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Deuteronomy 21:15-21

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.

18If a manלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376have a stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784sonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121,which will not obeyשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085the voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,or the voiceוּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, and that,when they have chastenedוְיסְּר֣וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him, will not hearkenיִשְׁמַ֖עyish.Ma'H8085unto them:

19Then shall his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and his motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517lay holdוְתָ֥פְשׂוּve.Ta.fe.suH8610on him, and bring him outוְהוֹצִ֧יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318unto the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,and unto the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725;

20And they shall sayוְאָמְר֞וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of his cityעִיר֗וֹi.RoH5892,This our sonבְּנֵ֤נוּbe.Ne.nuH1121isstubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784,he will not obeyשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085our voiceבְּקֹלֵ֑נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963; he isa gluttonזוֹלֵ֖לzo.LelH2151,and a drunkardוְסֹבֵֽא׃ve.so.Ve'H5433.

21And all the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of his cityעִיר֤וֹi.RoH5892shall stoneוּ֠רְגָמֻהוּU.re.ga.mu.huH7275him with stonesבָֽאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68,that he dieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191:so shalt thou putH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayH1197from amongמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you; and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall hearיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085,and fearוְיִרָֽאוּ׃ סve.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

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