New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 21:14-17

14But it shall be, if you are not pleased with her, then you shall let her go 1wherever she wishes; and you certainly shall not sell her for money, you shall not treat her as merchandise, since you have 2 3humiliated her.

15“If a man has two wives, the one loved and 4the other 5unloved, and both the loved and the 6unloved have borne him sons, and the firstborn son belongs to the 7unloved, 16then it shall be on the day that he wills what he owns as an inheritance to his sons, he is not allowed to treat the son of the loved wife as the firstborn, 8at the expense of the son of the 9unloved, who actually is the firstborn son. 17On the contrary, he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the 10unloved wife, by giving him a double 11portion of everything that 12he owns, for he was the 13beginning of his 14strength; 15to him belongs the right of the firstborn.

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Notes

1. Deuteronomy 21:14 Lit according to her soul ↩
2. Deuteronomy 21:14 I.e., by a forced marriage ↩
3. Deuteronomy 21:14 Gen 34:2 ↩
4. Deuteronomy 21:15 Gen 29:33 ↩
5. Deuteronomy 21:15 Or scorned; lit hated ↩
6. Deuteronomy 21:15 Or scorned; lit hated ↩
7. Deuteronomy 21:15 Or scorned; lit hated ↩
8. Deuteronomy 21:16 Lit against the face of ↩
9. Deuteronomy 21:16 See note v 15 ↩
10. Deuteronomy 21:17 See note v 15 ↩
11. Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit mouthful ↩
12. Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit is found with him ↩
13. Deuteronomy 21:17 Gen 49:3 ↩
14. Deuteronomy 21:17 I.e., power of procreation ↩
15. Deuteronomy 21:17 Gen 25:31 ↩

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