Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 21:14-17

14And it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518thou havenoלֹ֧אlo'H3808delightחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654inherH7971, then thou shaltletH7971herH7971goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971whithersheH834will; but thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sellH4376herH7971at all formoneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808deal withherH7971as aslaveלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315,becauseH834thou hast humbledherH7971.

15IfH3588amanלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376havetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802, the onebelovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157, and theotherH259hatedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130, and they haveborneוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205himchildrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,bothH8147thebelovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.VahH157and thehatedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130; andifH3588thefirstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121be hers that washatedH8130;

16then it shall be, in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that he causeth hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121toinheritהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157thatwhichH834he hath, that he maynotלֹ֣אlo'H3808makeלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thebelovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157thefirstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of thehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,whichH834is thefirstbornH1060:

17but he shallacknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234thefirstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130, bygivingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him adoubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310ofallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that he hath: for he is thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hisstrengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202; therightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of thefirstbornH1060is his.

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