New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 21:15-21

15“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376hasH1961twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,the oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259lovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157andthe otherוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259unlovedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130, and boththe lovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.VahH157and theunlovedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130have borneוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205him sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,if the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121belongs to theunlovedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146,

16then it shall be in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117hewillsהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hasH1961to his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,he cannotלֹ֣א יוּכַ֗לlo' yu.KhalH3201 H3808makeH1069the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the lovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157the firstbornH1069beforeעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of theunlovedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,who is the firstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

17But he shall acknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theunlovedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,by givingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him a doubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thathe hasיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672, for he is thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his strengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202;to him belongs the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the firstbornH1060.

18“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyH376manH376hasיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784sonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121who willnot obeyשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085 H6963his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,and when they chastiseוְיסְּר֣וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him, he will not even listenיִשְׁמַ֖עyish.Ma'H8085to them,

19then his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517shall seizeוְתָ֥פְשׂוּve.Ta.fe.suH8610him, and bringוְהוֹצִ֧יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318him out to the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892at the gatewayשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his hometownמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725.

20They shall sayוְאָמְר֞וּve.'a.me.RuH559to the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of his cityעִיר֗וֹi.RoH5892, ‘Thisזֶה֙zehH2088sonבְּנֵ֤נוּbe.Ne.nuH1121of ours is stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784,he will not obeyשֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּsho.Me.a' be.ko.Le.nuH8085 H6963us, he is a gluttonזוֹלֵ֖לzo.LelH2151and a drunkardוְסֹבֵֽא׃ve.so.Ve'H5433.’

21Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376of his cityעִיר֤וֹi.RoH5892shall stoneוּ֠רְגָמֻהוּU.re.ga.mu.huH7275him to deathוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191; soyou shall removeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from your midstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will hearיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085of itand fearוְיִרָֽאוּ׃ סve.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

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